Socceroos Ask Football Australia to Move Jordan Friendly Over Safety Concerns
Players, acting through their union, have asked Football Australia to reschedule or relocate the friendly against Jordan in Amman, according to The Guardian.
Socceroos players, acting through their union, have asked Football Australia to reschedule or relocate Australia's upcoming friendly against Jordan in Amman because of safety concerns, according to a Guardian report on the Socceroos' request written by the Australian Associated Press.
The Guardian's report said that some players are reluctant to travel to the region, where the Asian Cup has been postponed. The summary available for this story does not explain the specific safety concerns.
According to The Guardian, Australia are due to face Qatar in Doha next Saturday AEDT and then Jordan in Amman four days later. In that sequence, the request concerns the second of the two fixtures.
The Guardian's report, as summarized here, does not say whether Football Australia has responded to the request or whether the Jordan match will be rescheduled or relocated.
The Guardian's headline puts the matter in the same terms, stating that the Socceroos "urge FA to move Jordan friendly in Middle East due to safety concerns."
The account available for this story rests on a single outlet, so the details it contains are limited to what The Guardian reported in its summary. No statements from individual players, the union, or Football Australia are quoted in that material.
The Guardian's summary does not describe the Asian Cup postponement further, including its cause or timing.
As summarized, The Guardian's report ties the request to one fixture, the friendly against Jordan, and does not describe the Doha match as the subject of the request. The summary ends before the report concludes, and the rest of the text was not available for this story.
Sources: The Guardian: Socceroos urge FA to move Jordan friendly in Middle East due to safety concerns.