AMMAN If reports confirming that the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has agreed to relocate the national team’s (Al-Nashama) friendly match against Australia—scheduled for November 17—from Amman to Doha at the request of Football Australia due to regional security concerns are accurate, the JFA will have committed a catastrophic mistake and inflicted a grave insult upon our country. Such a move places Jordan in the category of regional states suffering from instability and security crises that render them unfit to host matches on their own soil. Furthermore, it casts doubt over the security situation in our Kingdom in a manner that risks undermining global confidence in our security apparatus. This is wholly unacceptable for a nation that stands as a global model of safety and stability—a country whose stadiums have repeatedly been chosen and accredited as neutral venues for national teams barred for security reasons from playing on their home turf. We cannot rule out that the real motive behind moving the match away from our stadiums may be linked to—or perceived as being linked to—the recent terrorist incidents in our country, rather than broader regional security concerns as is being promoted. Risks of Setting a Future Precedent The danger of consenting to such an affront to our nation lies in establishing a perilous precedent that could lead to relocating future matches of our national team to neutral venues under the pretext of security conditions—particularly following the cancellation of our national team's friendly against Indonesia, which had been scheduled for today, Friday. Therefore, the immediate cancellation of the friendly match against Australia is imperative in order to safeguard and respect our national security standing, which has made Jordan an oasis of peace and safety. There must be zero leniency on this national matter, as we cannot accept it ever being recorded or said that a match involving our national team was moved from our stadiums to alternative venues for security reasons. Source: Rum News Agency
AMMAN If reports confirming that the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has agreed to relocate the national team’s (Al-Nashama) friendly match against Australia—scheduled for November 17—from Amman to Doha at the request of Football Australia due to regional security concerns are accurate, the JFA will have committed a catastrophic mistake and inflicted a grave insult upon our country. Such a move places Jordan in the category of regional states suffering from instability and security crises that render them unfit to host matches on their own soil. Furthermore, it casts doubt over the security situation in our Kingdom in a manner that risks undermining global confidence in our security apparatus. This is wholly unacceptable for a nation that stands as a global model of safety and stability—a country whose stadiums have repeatedly been chosen and accredited as neutral venues for national teams barred for security reasons from playing on their home turf. We cannot rule out that the real motive behind moving the match away from our stadiums may be linked to—or perceived as being linked to—the recent terrorist incidents in our country, rather than broader regional security concerns as is being promoted. Risks of Setting a Future Precedent The danger of consenting to such an affront to our nation lies in establishing a perilous precedent that could lead to relocating future matches of our national team to neutral venues under the pretext of security conditions—particularly following the cancellation of our national team's friendly against Indonesia, which had been scheduled for today, Friday. Therefore, the immediate cancellation of the friendly match against Australia is imperative in order to safeguard and respect our national security standing, which has made Jordan an oasis of peace and safety. There must be zero leniency on this national matter, as we cannot accept it ever being recorded or said that a match involving our national team was moved from our stadiums to alternative venues for security reasons. Source: Rum News Agency
AMMAN If reports confirming that the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has agreed to relocate the national team’s (Al-Nashama) friendly match against Australia—scheduled for November 17—from Amman to Doha at the request of Football Australia due to regional security concerns are accurate, the JFA will have committed a catastrophic mistake and inflicted a grave insult upon our country. Such a move places Jordan in the category of regional states suffering from instability and security crises that render them unfit to host matches on their own soil. Furthermore, it casts doubt over the security situation in our Kingdom in a manner that risks undermining global confidence in our security apparatus. This is wholly unacceptable for a nation that stands as a global model of safety and stability—a country whose stadiums have repeatedly been chosen and accredited as neutral venues for national teams barred for security reasons from playing on their home turf. We cannot rule out that the real motive behind moving the match away from our stadiums may be linked to—or perceived as being linked to—the recent terrorist incidents in our country, rather than broader regional security concerns as is being promoted. Risks of Setting a Future Precedent The danger of consenting to such an affront to our nation lies in establishing a perilous precedent that could lead to relocating future matches of our national team to neutral venues under the pretext of security conditions—particularly following the cancellation of our national team's friendly against Indonesia, which had been scheduled for today, Friday. Therefore, the immediate cancellation of the friendly match against Australia is imperative in order to safeguard and respect our national security standing, which has made Jordan an oasis of peace and safety. There must be zero leniency on this national matter, as we cannot accept it ever being recorded or said that a match involving our national team was moved from our stadiums to alternative venues for security reasons. Source: Rum News Agency
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