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Jordan seek explanation after coach detained

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The Jordanian FA will seek clarification from Australian soccer’s governing body after their coach, Adnan Hamad, was detained at Melbourne Airport for more than four hours by immigration officials.

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The JFA said their embassy had to intervene to help with the coach’s entry into the country on Wednesday when the team arrived from New Zealand to prepare for their next year World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos next week.

The two countries had signed an agreement before World Cup qualifiers to appoint a local representative to meet visiting teams at the airport to help with any logistical delays, the JFA said.

“The Jordanian football association had completed all the entry procedures for the entire members of the delegation in accordance with the diplomatic methods and obtained the formal visas to enter Australia to all members of the delegation,” the FA said in a statement on their website.

“The Jordanian football association will ask for official clarifications from the Australian football association and notify the international federation, Fifa, on the matter.”

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Football Federation Australia said they had sent a liaison officer and a security officer to meet the Jordanian delegation.

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