The current Lebanese Football League season comes to an end with Al Ahed’s decision to win the first division title, with competition continuing for one position left after the decision was made to move the Athletic Club to the second division refineries. clubs.

In order to find out the opinion of the Lebanese Football Association in assessing the current season, the Al-Sport newspaper conducted an interview with the Secretary General of the Lebanese Federation, Jihad Al-Shahf.

Al-Shahef disclosed the federation’s request for a FIFA decision to fine its Lebanese counterpart 100,000 Swiss francs after the incidents in the Lebanon-Syria match in the Asian qualification for the World Cup final, on the condition that a request for an appeal against the decision would be made in the event that a lawyer who will study the solution, will have the opportunity for Lebanon to receive relief or exemption from punishment.

At the level of what the Lebanese team presented in the fourth round of qualifying for the World Cup final, Al-Shahf felt that the players gave their all, given the available opportunities, and hoped for a better result, because. There is no grass field in Lebanon where the Lebanese team could train and play. Al-Shahf noted that national team coach Ivan Hasek provided a detailed account of what the team represented during his tenure, subject to scrutiny by the federation’s technical committee, of which coach Bassem Mohamed is a member. .

Al-Shahf felt that the team’s conditions did not help him, as the team required more than one natural turf stadium, which is currently not possible due to the high cost of maintaining the stadium and the inability to obtain funding from the International Federation. for these stadiums.

At the referee level, Al Shahf emphasized that the criticism will not stop, pointing out that life is a continuation, and as clubs, the Federation has put forward a number of new referees who prove their ability and ability in handling matches to safety.

The Secretary General of the Federation added that work was underway on five stadiums for which the Federation had received funding and that the first stadium to be completed would be Al Safa Stadium at the end of June.

Al-Shahf praised what the Lebanese coaches offer at national team level, noting that the criticism was more directed at local coaches despite having coaches with more ability and competencies, hoping they would carry the team’s flag. in the coming period.