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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Jibril Rajoub charged with having Palestinians lose against Iraq in soccer match

Jordan complains against Palestine over suspected match fixing
by Muath Freij The Jordan Times Jan 22, 2015 | 22:43
http://jordantimes.com/jordan-complains-against-palestine-over-suspected-match-fixing

AMMAN — The Jordan Football Association (JFA) has submitted an official
complaint to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) against the Palestinian
Football Association (PFA) over suspicions of match fixing in the AFC Asian
Cup in Australia.

JFA Vice President Salah Sabra said on Thursday that a video posted on
YouTube showing PFA President Jibreel Rjoub telling Iraqi players that he
hopes they beat Palestine points to potential rigging, as Iraq won 2-0,
depriving Jordan of any chance to qualify to the next round.

If Palestine had won, the national team would have had a chance of reaching
the knockout stage.

Jordan lost to Japan 0-2 on Tuesday, ending its run at the 16th Asian Cup.
The team had lost to Iraq 0-1 in its opening match and beaten Palestine 5-1.

In the video ( http://youtu.be/FjSceJ9tjyU ), taken ahead of the
Iraq-Palestine match, Rjoub is seen telling Iraqi players: “I hope you beat
us, and the most important thing is that you have to qualify.”

Japan and Iraq qualified to the second round.

Sabra expressed shock over Rjoub’s public statement, adding that JFA had
supported the Palestinian team in its attempts to qualify to the AFC Asian
Cup. This year was the first time the team successfully qualified to the
championship.

“We’ve spent years supporting them to qualify to this tournament,” Sabra
added.

The JFA official said that if match fixing accusations are proven, those
involved face a lifelong football ban.

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