Ammo Baba is one of the greatest figures of Iraqi football first started in Iraq in the 1950s. He is also one of the golden characters of the Football World particularly in the Arab World. He was even granted the title of “Iraqi Coaches Master” due to his experiences and accomplishments in the field of training in Iraqi football, and he established the Football Ammo Baba School in order to brush up the talents.
Ammo Baba was born in Baghdad in1934, when he was 17 years old he joined the Iraqi School Team. His first rise in the national team was in the Arab Games in Beirut in 1957 and he also participated in the first Olympic team for football in Rome Olympic Games qualifiers, after that he retired from the game in 1967.He moved on to the training field in 1972 when he was assistant coach of the Iraqi national team and led that team in the Military World Cup in Baghdad. He also occupied that job in the Arab Gulf championship in Doha in 1976. Afterwards, he led the national team of Iraq as a coach in the Asian games in 1978, Merdeka championship in 1981, the Asian games in 1982, the Olympic games in Los Angeles and Seoul qualifiers in 1984 and 1988; the Arab cup in 1988, the World cup qualifiers in 1990 and 1994; the Asian cup qualifiers in 1996 and the Asian cup for junior youth in 2000.
Finally, Ammo Baba made his last appearance in the Gulf championship in Masqat in 2009 when he was a member of the Iraqi delegation. Then he passed away on 27th May, 2009. It is to be mentioned that he led the Iraqi National Team in its various categories in 158 international matches.
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Mushriq A. Jaber
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Rafael Nadal was born in 1986, Spanish tennis player noted for his outstanding game on clay courts. Nadal uses his speed, agility, and stamina to great advantage on clay, the slowest surface in tennis, as he sprints and lunges across the court to return shots. A relentless opponent, he fights for every point and adapts his game to the other player’s weaknesses. His signature outfit on court —a sleeveless shirt and calf-length pant — reveals his muscular power.
Rafael Nadal Parera, known as Rafa to his friends and fans, was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor on the island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain. He began playing tennis at the age of four, coached by his uncle Toni Nadal. Although naturally right-handed, the young Nadal learned to play tennis left-handed at his uncle’s suggestion in order to add power to his two-handed backhand. In 2004 Nadal helped Spain win the Davis Cup by defeating Andy Roddick of the United States. In 2006, at the French Open, Nadal won his 54th straight victory on clay, breaking the record for consecutive wins on clay set by Guillermo Vilas of Argentina in 1977.
Nadal’s first grand slam championship came in 2005 at the French Open, where he defeated Mariano Puerto of Argentina in the men’s singles final. Nadal had already beaten top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland in the semifinal match. In July 2005 Nadal gained the number-two ranking in men’s professional tennis.
The rivalry between the top two tennis players heated up in 2006. In June Nadal defended his French Open title and beat Federer in a much-anticipated championship match. The next month Nadal demonstrated that he posed a threat on grass courts as well. To the surprise of everyone, including himself, Nadal quickly adjusted to the faster (and quirkier) bounce on the grass courts of Wimbledon and reached the singles final. So did Federer, who was playing on his favorite surface.
Federer demonstrated that he was still the number-one player, at least on grass, by defeating Nadal in four sets. Nadal, however, remained the only player to have beaten Federer in 2006. In 2007 Nadal again deprived Federer of a French Open title by winning the championship for a third consecutive year; at Wimbledon he lost to Federer in the title match.
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Safa Abdulsahib
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