Gulf 25.. A huge football wedding, in which Rahma Riyad starred

"Gulf football wedding", this is how the inauguration of the Iraqi city of Basra for the "Gulf 25" tournament can be described, which was like a great popular festival, during which the streets celebrated for long hours to celebrate the launch of the Gulf football wedding, after the absence of the tournament from Iraq for more than four decades.

In a dazzling image for everyone, she made the audience describe it as “global”, the 25th edition was launched, which is scheduled to take place from January 6 to the 19th of the same month, and Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Football Associations “FIFA”, was keen to attend the opening ceremony. Championship, where he was received by Adnan Darjal, President of the Iraqi Football Association.

And the Iraqi artist, Rahma Riyad, starred in celebrating her country in this huge tournament, and entertained the audience between the two halves of the opening match.

Because of the crowd's love and welcome, she was unable to reach the stadium because of the crowding at the beginning, but she shared the joy of the Iraqis between the two halves of the match.

Also, the opening ceremony also included a singing interlude by Hussam Al-Rassam, which ignited the atmosphere of Basra.

The tournament will be held with the participation of 8 teams: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.

Many celebrities interacted on this matter, including Rahma Riyad, commenting on her participation, saying, "#Iraq will remain lofty and lofty forever. I am proud that I am the daughter of this great country.

Noor Stars wrote, "Great Iraq is an honorable, dazzling and great opening for the Gulf Cup." Aseel Hamim also praised, "A great opening befitting my country, Iraq, a country of civilizations and achievements.

Menna Al-Sheikhly, who wrote, “This is Iraq and this Basra, these are the Iraqis. I am happy and proud of this great inauguration, O group, the inauguration of Musharraf. God willing, Iraq will advance to progress. Thank you to all those in charge of Gulf 25. You made us happy.” Also, the interaction of Majid Al-Muhandis, who wrote “Inauguration of Musharraf.” 25 Gulf Championship

One of the highlights of the ceremony was also a blind man who raised the Iraqi flag, Colonel Alaa Al-Eidani, who had seen him during the battles to liberate Mosul. He was the one who carried the flag of Iraq at the opening ceremony of Gulf 25.

The governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, posted a tweet through his official account on the blogging site "Twitter", in which he said: "Colonel Alaa Al-Eidani, who lost his sight in the battles to liberate Mosul, carried the flag of Iraq at the opening ceremony of the Gulf 25."

The first group includes the teams of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Yemen, and their matches will be played at the Basra International Stadium.

While the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait teams participate in Group Two and play their matches at Al Mina Stadium.

The championship competitions will be held between January 6 and 19 in the Iraqi city of Basra, and each team seeks to climb the podium.

The Kuwaiti national team is at the top of the most crowned team in the Arabian Gulf Cup with 10 titles, a full 7 times difference from its closest opponents, who are Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq.