Abu Dhabi, April 12 (IANS/WAM) A friendly football match between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) national team against Iran, scheduled for April 17, has been cancelled, an official said Thursday.
Yousef Al Serkal, chairman of the interim committee of the UAE Football Association, announced the cancellation of the match that was scheduled to be held at the Fujairah Club Stadium.
The match was cancelled in solidarity with the official position of the UAE on denouncing a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UAE island of Abu Mousa, which has been occupied by Iran since 1971.
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