Summary The federation decided to let go of Shenaishil
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq coach Radhi Shenaishil on Tuesday said he was being denied a $300,000 pay-out and threatened a lawsuit against the country s football federation after being sacked.
The federation decided to let go of Shenaishil, who started coaching Iraq in 2015, and his staff on Monday following a series of meetings convened after Iraq failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
"I will launch legal proceedings to claim the financial package I am entitled to if the federation foregoes its contractual obligations," the fired coach told AFP.
Iraq have lost five out of seven matches in the latest round of qualifying for next year s Russia World Cup, which leaves them sitting fifth in their group and mathematically out of contention.
