Safwan Abdul-Ghani Mohammed (; born September 9, 1983, in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

) is a former Iraqi football player who last played for

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. He is the current manager of

Al-Ramadi SC Al-Ramadi Sport Club (), is an Iraqi football team based in Ramadi, Al-Anbar, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League. History Founding and name The Club was established in 1966 under the name Al-Nasr Club, and in 1992 it was changed to the ...

Player career

Managerial career

After many years as a TV Pundit, Safwan Abdul Ghani was hired as head coach for Al-Sina'a football club. He left the team in April due to receiving an offer from Qatari channel Al-Kass to work as a pundit during the

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021), the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confeder ...

. Prior to his resignation, the team had an impressive record of nine clean sheets in 14 matches. Al-Sina'a ended up missing out on the playoffs on goal difference. In May 2024, he joined the coaching staff of

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

as an assistant. In October 2024, he was announced as the manager of

ahead of the

2024–25 Iraqi Premier Division League The 2024–25 Iraqi Premier Division League was the 51st season of the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of the Iraqi football league system since its establishment in 1974, and the second under its new name. The season was originally ...

.His first match was a 1-1 draw against Masafi Al Janoub.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Club

Erbil SC Erbil Sports Club (, ) is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. Erbil are one of the most successful teams in Iraq, and the ...

* Iraqi Stars League: ''Winner'' 06-7

Country

2005 West Asian Games The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of ...

Gold medallist.

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* * 1983 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Al-Shorta SC players Men's association football midfielders {{Iraq-footy-midfielder-stub