Jordan kicks off Arab Cup against UAE at Al Bayt Stadium

• Jordan opens its Arab Cup campaign Wednesday at 8 PM against the UAE.
• The Nashama face Kuwait next, followed by Egypt on December 9.

Jordan’s national football team steps onto a major regional stage on Wednesday night as the Nashama launch their Arab Cup campaign with a high-stakes opener against the United Arab Emirates.

The match kicks off at 8 PM at Al Bayt Stadium in Doha, setting the tone for what Jordan hopes will be a powerful run through one of the tournament’s most competitive fields in years.

Head coach Jamal Sellami is using the final hours before kickoff to sharpen tactics and settle his starting lineup, with the team holding its last training session later today. Jordan enters the 16-team event aiming to make an early impression and seize control of a tightly contested group.

The Nashama’s path through the first round continues on Saturday with a 2 PM meeting against Kuwait at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. Their group campaign concludes with a standout clash against Egypt on Tuesday, December 9 at 5:30 PM, a fixture expected to carry major qualification implications.

Jordan has named a 23-man squad for the Arab Cup, including Yazid Abu Leila, Nour Bani Atiya, Malik Shalabiya, Abdullah Nsib, Saad Al-Rousan, Salim Ubaid, Hossam Abu Thahab, Ali Hijbi, Hadi Al-Hourani, Issam Al-Samiri, Adham Al-Quraishi, Rajai Ayed, Amer Jamous, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Ibrahim Saadeh, Mohammad Abu Hashish, Muhannad Abu Taha, Awda Al-Fakhouri, Ahmad Ersan, Mahmoud Mardi, Mohammad Abu Zureiq, Ali Alwan, and Yazan Al-Naimat.

This year marks Jordan’s tenth appearance in the Arab Cup since the competition’s launch in 1963, reinforcing the Nashama’s status as one of the tournament’s most enduring and consistently present national teams.