JORDAN IN SAME GROUP AS IRAQ, SAUDI

 Jordan have been placed in a tough group for January’s U23 Asian Football Cup taking place in China.

The Nashama will be in Group C along with Saudi Arabia and Iraq with Malaysia making up the group of death.

Jordan qualified for the finals after finishing second in their group behind winners Palestine.

The final 16 teams have been placed into four groups for the finals.

Group A:

China, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Oman.

Group B:

Japan, DPR Korea, Thailand, Palestine.

Group C

: Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia. Group D: Korea Republic, Australia, Syria, Vietnam.