Ghassim Haddadifar , the midfield player of Zob Ahan has announced that he is temporarily leaving Team Melli camp due to personal reasons.

Haddadifar (32 years) who recently won the Hazfi cup said that he had a talk with Queiroz and explained to him his reasons for seeking leave of absence. Queiroz approved Haddadifar’s request and hence the midfielder will not be available for the Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan matches later this month. Haddadifar is believed to be suffering fatigue. Sources also indicated that since the Zob Ahan midfielder has failed to win a regular start-up position in Team Melli under Queiroz and has been a peripheral player, he opted to excuse himself at least temporarily after a long tough season.

Ghassim Haddadifar emphasized that this is not a farewell to Team Melli but a temporarily leave that he needs to sort himself out. He will be available at anytime selected after this period, Haddadifar added.

While Haddadifar impact on Team Melli is not considered to be as serious as Ashkan Dejagah, who is missing from the squad due to a slight injury , Team Melli has plenty of talented midfield players who should deliver in the next two matches.

Team Melli will be facing Uzbekistan on Thursday 11thJune in Tashkent in a friendly international. On the 16th June, Team Melli will be meeting with Turkmenistan in the first match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 group qualification rounds.

Iran is grouped with Oman, India, Turkmenistan and Guam.