Sport in Jordan

Sport in Jordan

Football and basketball are the most-watched sports in Jordan.

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Football

Football is the most popular sport in most countries and Jordan is no exception. In every area almost every street people play football from Khalda all the way to Al Hashimi Al-Janoobi. Football is becoming increasingly popular in Jordan, especially because of the large recent improvements in Jordan's National Football Team. The National Football Team reached 37th in September, 2004 according to FIFA. Little Leagues and Youth Clubs related to Football are also very popular in Jordan, some which are supervised and run by the Jordan Football Association.

Basketball

Major improvements are also occurring in basketball in Jordan. The National Basketball Team is now being sponsored by Zain and participating in various Arab and Middle East Basketball competitions.

ee also

* [http://www.jfa.com.jo/ Jordan Football Association Website]


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