Occitania has invited Kurdistan's football team to visit the province, said the head of Kurdistan's Football Federation (KFF).
Safin Kanabi said: "Following the win of the VIVA final, today the head of the Occitania Football Federation invited Kurdistan's football team to visit the country in the near future and the cost of the visit and hospitality will be [paid for by] Occitania."

Kanabi added: "The competition wasn’t easy for the Kurdistan team. We're very proud of our team's performance."

Nouvelle Fédération board secretary general Jean Luc Kit said: "Kurdistan's VIVA was lovely, successful and without problems. We expect the Kurdistan Region can host bigger events in the future.

"The Kurdistan team is strong and showed significant performance. If the team continues in that way, it will have a promising future."

Kurdistan's football team defeated Northern Cyprus 2-1 in the VIVA World Cup final last night, becoming the champion of the tournament for the first time






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