Jordan faces Chinese counterpart behind closed doors

AMMAN –

The Jordanian Football Federation (JFA) announced the preparation of the Al-Nashami team for the 2019 Asia Cup in the UAE, which was part of Group B alongside Australia, the Syria and Palestine.

According to the website of the federation, the last matches will be held in Doha against China on December 28. The union noted in its statement: "With the stabilization of China's face, the national team's preparation plan is fully geared up for the continental final phase, and it is expected to meet on the 17th of next month with his Indian counterpart in Amman, the capital, before facing Saudi Arabia, the 20 Locally. "

"On the other hand, the national team will begin the final phase of preparation on December 1 by entering a closed training camp outside the capital Amman from 3 to 11, before leaving for Doha to establish another training camp, (20), Qatar (24) and finally China at the end of the camp. "The federation provided many details about the China meeting, a training that does not not on the FIFA agenda. The clash behind the closed doors is far from the media and masses, as the match is the last of the two before entering the continental competition, "said team manager Osama Talal .

The Jordanian team begins its run in the final with Australia on January 6 in Al Ain, then faces Syria on the 10th of the same month, before concluding the first round five days later with Palestine. Jordan waited until 2004 for his first Asian Cup finals, getting a good result, reaching the quarterfinals and then repeating the success of the 2011 edition before coming out of the first round in Australia. 2015.