Doha: The Qatari Minister of Sports and Youth Chairman of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Organizing Committee, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, commended Jordan’s football squad for raising the tournament’s technical level.
In an interview with Qatari sports media on Tuesday, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa shared his aspirations for the success of the Jordanian team and other Arab squads partaking in the 2023 Asian Cup, expressing his desire for them to advance to later stages of the competition.
Furthermore, he praised the performance of the Jordanian team in their recent match against South Korea, highlighting the exceptional skills demonstrated by the (Nashama) players and their impressive display from a technical standpoint.
Despite the challenge posed by a strong opponent like South Korea, the team’s management under coach Hussein Ammouta, combined with the high level of the players, allowed them to showcase their distinctive abilities, he added.
Additionally, the Qatari minister emphasized that
the Jordanian team had engaged in friendly matches as part of their preparations for the Asian Cup, which included a notable triumph over the Qatar team in a friendly encounter.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Following up on the Israeli aggression on southern Lebanon, the Ministry of Public Health published today its cumulative emergency report for January 23, 2024, indicating that ‘as reported from hospitals and up to January 22, 2024, the number of casualties has reached 686, 132 inpatients, and 151 for all deaths.’
It also indicated that the toll for the past day was ‘4 casualties and 0 deaths.’
The report added that ‘92% of cases were male, 96% Lebanese, 62% aged between 25 and 44,’ adding that ‘the most frequent mechanism of injury is: blunt 43%, blast 34%, and chemical exposure 18 %.”
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon