Tehran;

The head of Iran’s youth Committee announced that Team Melli U-17 will be actively taking part in 3 separate tournaments as part of the team’s preparation for FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Mirshad Majedi said that “Currently the team is under the total supervision of Ali Doustimeher and in a very good spirit and physical condition. However , the participation of the team at the highest level and that is the FIFA U-17 World Cup requires much more preparation and work in order for the team to be a good Representative of Iranian football.” The head of the youth committee also said that due to this commitment , the federation and the Technical cadre has decided to take part in 3 separate tournaments as part of the training program. We have been in contact with several federations in Africa , America and Europe and awaiting their responses , which will be announced to the public in due course.”

Asked if there is any positive responses from the associations, Majedi said that only the Asian representation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup are known, the rest of the qualified teams will be known by May of this year. Because of this , it will be slightly difficult to arrange these tournaments until the qualifications are clear.

The U-17 team last preparatory match was against the Naft Tehran which ended in a 2-0 defeat.

The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. It will be held in the United Arab Emirates between 17 October and 8 November.