Amman, June 6 (Petra) – HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, President of
the Jordan Football Association, said on Friday that the national
team’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals is the fruit of
over two decades of work focused on developing youth categories and
building a footballing base capable of competing at the highest
levels.

Jordan has an outstanding national squad that underwent numerous
development phases in recent years, Prince Ali said in an interview
with CNN, citing a youth program launched more than two decades ago,
which largely helped to prepare many of the players who are on the
team today.

Making it to the AFC Asian Cup finals was quite an achievement, but a
challenge, in the past, but the Nashama (Jordanian national team) now
are a regular participant in the continental tournament, underscoring
the remarkable progress Jordanian football has made in recent years.

The national team is eager to give their best in its historic debut
in the World Cup, said Prince Ali, noting that they are in high
spirits and will represent Jordan in the best possible manner,
despite absences and injuries within the team.

On footballer Musa Al-Taamari, Prince Ali called him a model of a
successful Jordanian talent development system, who began his career
through youth academies before professional experiences in Europe,
moving from Cyprus to Belgium and then France. He expressed hope that
more Jordanian players will have similar opportunities to build their
careers.

His Highness also said the national team’s new jersey was designed
combining simplicity with national identity and its colors inspired
by the Jordanian keffiyeh, which has become a key mark in the stands
of the Nashama, reflecting the public support the team enjoys on
various occasions.

The national squad are in the United States, continuing their
preparations for their world cup campaign, amid high public
expectations to make history after their unprecedented qualification
for the tournament for the first time.

//Petra//SS