Doha: In a friendly match between the two teams before Qatar's hosting of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 (which begins on January 12 and runs until February 10), Qatar lost 1-2 to Jordan on Saturday. The match took place at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium at Al Gharafa Club.Akram Afif scored for the Qatar team in the 16th minute from a penalty kick, while Yazan Al Naimat scored the goals for Jordan in the 50th minute and Ali Alwan in the 57th minute from a penalty kick.Earlier in the week, Qatar beat Cambodia 3-0.Coach Marquez Lopez on Wednesday announced a 26-player squad for the Asian Cup, with Al Duhail's Khaled Mohamed and Ismail Mohamed replacing Osama al-Tairi and Mohamed Muntari, who were injured during the training camp underway at Aspire Academy. After meeting Lebanon in their opening game at the Asian Cup, Qatar will meet Tajikistan at the Al Bayt Stadium on January 17 before their final group stage match takes place on January 22 against China at the Khalifa International Stadium.Coached by Hussein Amouta – a former Al Sadd tactician – Jordan are in Group E of the Asian Cup with their opening match scheduled against Malaysia on January 15 at Al Janoub Stadium. They will also face pre-event favourites South Korea and Bahrain in the group stage.
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