AFC Asia Cup | India to take on Jordan in friendly to prepare for continental showdown
The Indian football team, under the guidance of coach Stephen Constantine, will take on Jordan in a friendly to prepare for the fast-approaching AFC Asian Cup which will be held in January in the UAE. The match will be played at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman on November 17.
The Indian national football team played out an encouraging 0-0 draw in their last friendly encounter against China at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Stadium earlier this month. Ranked 97th, India put on a strong defensive display courtesy of captain Sandesh Jhingan and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu against a higher-ranked opponent in the form of China (ranked 76th).
Now, the AIFF has revealed that Stephen Constantine's boys will step up their preparation for the AFC Asia Cup by playing a friendly against Jordan on foreign soil in mid-November. Sunil Chhetri & Co. will take on Jordan on November 17 at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman.
“The AFC Asian Cup is knocking at the door and as part of our preparation, it’s pertinent that the national team prepares in the best possible fashion by playing against stronger teams. Jordan
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“This is going to be a really good game for several reasons. Firstly, Jordan is a quality team as we saw them in their 1-2 loss to Croatia the other day. We have to understand the level we are going to face in UAE and to be able to deal with it, we have to face tests like this. The game against China was a big test, and Jordan will be another one as well.
“After we secured our qualification we knew we needed to play against those opponents who will put us under pressure from the start. Moreover, we’ll play in Amman where the environment is very much similar to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah where we will play in January,” Constantine said.
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