October 04, 2006	Wednesday	Ramazan 10, 1427

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LAHORE, Oct 3: Jordan has announced a 21-member team to play Asia Cup football qualifiers against Pakistan at Punjab Stadium next week.

Ten officials will also be accompanying the team due to arrive on Monday.

Pakistan, which has no chance to qualify for the Asia Cup after losing four matches, out of a total five played, is likely to include a good number of boys from U-23 side which won gold medal in 10th South Asian Games in Colombo, in August.

The match will also be the first under the newly installed floodlights at Punjab Stadium.

In the first leg of the qualifiers, Jordan defeated Pakistan 3-0 at Amman on Feb 22.

Jordan managed four points from their four outings in Group-C and are third behind UAE (ten points) and Oman (nine points).

Team: Amer Sabbah, Mohammad Alzubi, Ahmad Hayel, Ahmad Abdel Halim, Hasan Mahmoud, Hassouneh Sh.Qasem, Moayad Abu Kheshk, Abdelhadi El Maharmeh, Moayad Salim, Ahmad Ghazi, Faisal Ibrahim, Loai Elamaireh, Mohammad Khamees, Musab Al Rifae, Khaled Almaltaah, Osama Al Khateeb, Amjad Alshuaibi, Rafat Jaber, Basem Othman, Amer Khalil and Shadi Abu Hashhash.

Officials : Jamal Al Daoud (head of delegation), Mahmoud Elgohary (technical director), Ahmad Alqtaishat (team director), Jamal Abu Abed (coach), Abdallah Abuzema (assistant coach), Fekhri Saleh (goalkeeper coach), Talal Alswailmyeen (administrator), Dr. Samir Sarah (team doctor), Basheer Al Nsour (physiotherapist) and Talaat Maher (Masseur).