Syrian football team Syrian Olympic Committee on Sunday accepted resignation of the Syrian Football Union following a meeting held in Damascus, headed by Chairman Mouafak Jomaa. The resignation came after the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) had banned the Syrian national football team from taking part in the 2014 World Cup qualification.
FIFA objected the participation of player George Murad with the Syrian national team in its game against Tajikistan on the pretext that he was playing for Sweden.