Iranian legends Daei, Mahdavikia attend AFC Asian Cup opening ceremony

reporter 1222 — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 07:00:10 +0000

Iranian football legendries Ali Daei and Mehdi Mahdavikia attended the opening ceremony of 2019 AFC Asian Cup Saturday night.

The 2019 Asian Cup got under way at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

Among those in attendance were FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai.

There were also plenty of UAE and Bahrain fans at Zayed Sports City for the Group A match between two teams.

The Emirates are hosting the continental showpiece for a second time, look to improve on their third-place finish in Australia four years ago.

Iran’s Mehdi Mahdavikia Invited to Attend 2018 World Cup Draw

reporter 1222 — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:34:10 +0000

The ceremony will be held at the Kremlin Palace Ballroom in Moscow on Dec. 1.

This invitation came in recognition of the great role played by Mahdavikia during his career in football.

He played in four Asian Cups (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) and two World Cups (1998, 2006).

Mahdavikia made 110 performance for Team Melli and scored 13 goals.

He was selected as a member of the Hamburger SV Team of the Century in October 2012 as well.