BAGHDAD — FIFA has told Iraq’s embattled football association to hold leadership elections next year after a court ruled the last vote involved multiple problems, an Iraqi football official said. “On Friday, we received an official notice from FIFA recommending the new elections be held on Jan. 20,” Iraqi Football Association (IFA) Vice President Abdulkhaliq Massud said. “We are waiting for additional recommendations from both FIFA and the Asian association regarding the supervision of these elections,” he added, referring to the Asian Football Confederation. FIFA’s decision comes after contested IFA elections in 2011, and amid a string of negative news for sport in football-mad Iraq. — AFP