Salah El-Din Ramadan, President of the Syrian Arab Football Federation, confirmed that the goal of contracting with Dutch coaches (Mark Vote and Filco van Buren) is a step in the right direction towards developing Syrian football, starting from the rules and all the way to the first team, and that the union will provide the maximum available capabilities to ensure the success of the Syrian Arab Football Federation. The coaches who were contracted worked for four years..
And (Ramadan) indicated through the press conference held on Tuesday afternoon at the headquarters of the Federation in the presence of representatives of the official media, a number of members of the Syrian Arab Football Federation and the technical staff of the youth and junior teams, that the Federation has drawn up a long-term strategic plan regarding the work of the teams, and that The players who will represent our national youth and youth team currently will form the backbone of the first national team in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers for 2026 and 2030.
For his part, Dutch coach Mark Vote (who will supervise my under-23 and under-20 teams) expressed his happiness to be in Damascus to take on this challenge, and stressed that he would seek to transfer his experience and knowledge to develop Syrian football in cooperation with all the local cadres present.. He added: (I have been following Syrian football for several weeks, and my first impression was very good, I know that there are many players who are professional abroad, and we need the support and cooperation of everyone to reach our desired goal, which is to develop Syrian football).
As for coach Wilco Van Buren (who will supervise the U-17 and U-15 national teams), he confirmed that he loves challenges and is eager to start working with the youth team, along with the local cadres and players he followed yesterday in their match against the Army youth team, adding that change cannot be reached. quickly, and that success is the product of everyone’s work, including the sports media.