AFC President expresses outrage at reports of murders of Syrian footballers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC President expresses outrage at reports of murders of Syrian footballers

Kuala Lumpur: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Monday expressed his shock and outrage at widespread reports that four Syrian footballers have been murdered by so-called Islamic State terrorists.

Shaikh Salman said: "I am sure that I reflect the views of all Asian football when I express the shock and horror felt at this heinous crime. There can be no justification for this latest outrage in Syria which again targets members of the football community.

'Football will be understandably and rightly appalled at these senseless murders, football will rightly mourn these players but I can assure you that no matter how shocked we are, we will not be shaken in our determination to make football a unifying force for good in this world.

'Today we send our sympathies to the families, friends, colleagues at the Al Shabab club and members of the Syrian Football Association and the football community.'