Jordan to play Egypt in women's soccer
8/9/2008 17:58
Jordan faces Egypt as the 12th Armed Forces Women's Football Tournament
gets under way in Abu Dhabi today, local daily The Jordan Times
reported.
Jordan will play in Group B with Algeria, Egypt, Oman and Syria
while Group A includes the UAE, Lebanon, Morocco, Bahrain and a Dubai team. The
top two from each group will move to the semifinals.
Coach Maher Abu Hantash
said the team was ready for competition and hoped to play for the title.
The
squad is on a high note after finishing runner-up last month in the inaugural
West Asian Women's Futsal Championship in which they lost to Iran 8-7 in the
final.
Although a relatively new sport in the country, women's football is
gaining increasing popularity among players and fans in Jordan.
Xinhua
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