TEHRAN Former Esteghlal coach Samad Marfavi has been named as head coach of Iran U20 football team by the federations technical committee on Saturday.The 58-year-old coach worked as technical director of Esteghlal last year.Marfawi must be approved by the members of the board of directors of the Iran Football Federation.Iran are drawn in Group J of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup qualification along with hosts Kyrgyzstan, the UAE and Brunei.The competition will be held in Bishkek from Sept.
10 to 18.