The Islamic State is recruiting football players with no motivation

Yemen… zero hour!…
The civil war ravaged the country, the sport is in a coma and the ISIS is recruiting players that were left without incentives.
Sport in Yemen is in a coma and the experts talk about clinical death. This is the result of the civil war that has crushed the country in the last two years. The invasion of the rebels “Χούθι” in the capital, but also in the larger cities, they brought the answer of the arab coalition under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, at the request of president Hadi. The war broke out I left out the sports facilities in various cities. These were at the mercy of two opposing sides!
Most stadiums and sports facilities were destroyed by the Coalition Forces, while then, rebels took it in their hands and turned them into weapons depots, and headquarters for the centers for militia and detention.
The most important sports facilities in Yemen have been destroyed, including the “22nd May Hall for International Conferences, and the stadium “Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium” in the capital, Sana’a.
In addition, they have suffered sports facilities in other provinces. Those who had not been bombed, looted to a shocking extent, by various armed groups during the conflict.
The sports activities in Yemen have almost “turned off” as a result of the war brought a new “reality”. A reality that has turned the sports into something unknown for the population of Yemen, both in areas under the control of the president Hadi and those who control the “Χούθι” and their allies.
A Ministry of Sport in Sana’a and another in Aden, each headed by a different minister. In Sana’a, the “Χούθι” appointed Hassan He, while on the other hand, President Hadi appointed Ναγιέγ Al Μπάκρι.
The rebels “Χούθι” when they took over the power, they channeled most of the money from the funds in the battlefield. Little is the money that will be allocated for carrying out activities. The other side has less revenue, since the funds of the Ministry of Νοελαίας are located in the area of “Χούθι”. Of course, organizing some competitions between the groups and clubs in cities within the geographical area.
The most important sport in the country, the football, is at a standstill. There is no national championship, no official sporting activity in all areas of conflict in Yemen, only friendly matches which are conducted by certain associations.
The air blockade that has been imposed by Coalition Forces has blocked the participation of Yemen in international championships. However, football is an exception, the group managed to record “exceptional” instances in various FIFA tournaments in all the categories, but always with the cooperation of the competent authorities of Saudi Arabia. Football players are the only ones on which it was granted a special permit for entrance to and exit from the country.
The football team of Yemen was forced to travel with a ship that is used for the transport of animals in african countries, in a journey that lasted over 18 hours before they were able to fly to Doha to participate in a qualifying match for the World Cup (2018 in Russia). This happened due to the embargo imposed by Coalition Forces. Besides, it’s not always cooperative, the countries that are allied with the President Handy.
In spite of the great misery, the groups in Yemen have achieved remarkable results in terms of their participation, in all categories (Men, Olympic teams, Young men and Boys) in the finals of Asia. This was a clear indication of the strong spirit that pervades the athletes of Yemen.
The Football association tried to get out of the cycle of conflict, and the two warring sides to allow the conduct of the activities of the groups in the various continental competitions. Of course, the international participation of other groups, associations and sports federations has been suspended due to the war. The partial suspension of sports activities has sparked a lot of concerns with regard to the participation of the youth and other activities associated with extremist religious groups. The former goalkeepers of Hassan Abyan Club (one of the most famous groups of the country), Jalal Bal – Εϊντί became a leading member of Al-Qaeda in Yemen. He was killed by a combat drone of the USA in February 2016.
The fears and concerns have been reinforced by the fact that some athletes were enrolled in branches of organisations, with the name of “jihad”. Brainwashed, extremist agendas and religious movements that arose as a result of this war, and the unfortunate absence of the role of the state
In south Yemen, some of the players and athletes who have represented Yemen in various sports were recruited from the religious groups of fighters to fight against the forces of “Χούθι” that had invaded the city of Aden. Same stage and in the Ταΐζ, in the north of Yemen: after one of the armed factions of resistance, led by a former player who had fought in one of the most famous football clubs in the Ταΐζ.

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