AMMAN — The national U-14 girls football team was crowned with
the West
Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship title, by defeating
Lebanon 1-0, in the final match that was held at the Fouad Chehab stadium in
Beirut. However, four members of the team tested positive for COVID-19 after
the match.
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The national team player Hala Marar won the award for best
player in the tournament. Marar also won the tournament’s top scorer award by
scoring three goals along with her teammate Jana Maatouq, and the Palestinian
team player Leen Khoury.
Four members of the team to tested positive for coronavirus,
the
Jordan Football Association (JFA) announced Saturday, according to the
Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The JFA announced on it official website that
PCR tests showed that coach Imad Tarayra, physician Aseel Abu Deyeh and players Ranin Abu
Srour and Sama Shnikat were infected with the virus.
The association said that the infections came after the PCR
tests were conducted yesterday before the final match against Lebanon, and that they will go into a five-day
isolation period under the Lebanese health protocol, in coordination with the
Jordanian embassy in Beirut.
The Jordanian squad returned home on Saturday evening with
the trophy according to the statement.
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