Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Amman: Former Tottenham and West Ham manager Harry Redknapp has agreed to take charge of Jordan for their upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 Asian Cup joint-qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.
The 69-year-old, who is also set to begin a non-managerial role with English Championship side Derby, has confirmed that will take charge of Jordan on a short-term basis after agreeing to help out HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, the President of the Jordan Football Association.
“It’s going to be a tough couple of weeks, that’s for sure,” he said, according to The Sun.
“I’m friends with Prince Ali and he asked me if I’d manage the team for a couple of matches and I agreed.
“I’ll go to the (Nottingham) Forest game (against Derby) and then go straight to London and fly to Jordan.
“It’s a busy time but I’ve missed the buzz of being involved in football.”
Jordan have been without a permanent coach since parting ways with Belgian Paul Put in January, with Abdullah Abu Zema taking charge in a caretaker capacity.
On Monday, Abu Zema named a 25-man squad for the upcoming qualifiers, where the Jordanians are currently second in Group B and two points behind Australia.
Victories in both matches – on March 24 and 29 – would be enough to see them overtake the Socceroos and finish top of the table and seal their place in the next round of the World Cup qualifiers, as well as the Asian Cup.
Nonetheless, they could still qualify automatically even if they finish second, given they are currently one of the four best runners-up in the campaign.
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