Qatari Defense Which Was Highlighted Due To Various Controversy, AFC: Dogonggong Kafilah Passing

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JAKARTA - The head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) dismissed criticism of the 2022 World Cup host's human rights record, Qatar, by giving praise to the tournament in the Gulf nation.

Qatar has been constantly in the spotlight about migrant workers, women, and the LGBTQ community, since successfully obtaining the right to host the grand football tournament.

AFC chairman Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa who is a member of Bahrain's family, on Thursday sharply criticized Qatari's critics in his remarks to reporters by saying the Arabic saying "dogsATting amployees continues."

While he did not explicitly mention the ignorance, his remarks appear to refer to Qatar's criticism of being a "gun", while praising the country's performance in hosting the World Cup.

The organization is brilliant, the environment is positive," he said as quoted by Antara via AFP. "Our brother (Qatar) did not fail in providing facilities and stadiums and I am sure this will be one of the most successful tournaments."

Qatar has repeatedly accused its critics of "double standards" and "racist" of pointing to reforms of labor laws that should be a clue to improvements in Qatar.

The last criticism addressed to Qatar came when German players closed their mouths in protest against FIFA's decision to ban rainbow armbands in this year's World Cup.