JORDAN ANNOUNCE MALTA FRIENDLY

The national team has announced a key friendly in the run-up to the vital World Cup/Asian Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan on November 17.

Jordan top their qualification group following a tremendous run of results, and will travel for the match in Central Europe via a training camp in Turkey where they will face European minnows Malta on November 11.

Manager Paul Putt has arrived in Turkey to check on the training facilities ahead of the team’s arrival next week.

Meanwhile, the Olympic U23 manager Jamal Abu Abed will name his squad on November 7 that will compete in the Asian Cup in Qatar from January 12-30. The winner of the tournament will qualify through to the Rio Olympic Games next summer.