Former Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins has been appointed as the new coach of Jordan.
Ray Wilkins is the new coach of Jordan
According to the Jordan Football Association (JFA), Wilkins has accompanied president HRH Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein to a training session to "observe the technical and fitness side" of the players.
Wilkins most recently worked as assistant head coach at Fulham last season under Rene Meulensteen.
The Jordan Football Association (JFA) announced he would be assisted by former Arsenal and Republic of Ireland forward Frank Stapleton.
Wilkins will take charge of the Jordan team after their friendlies against Uzbekistan on Thursday and China, scheduled to take place five days later.
His first match in charge will be against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on October 11.
The former England midfielder will lead the team at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, where
Jordan have been drawn in the same group as Japan, Iraq and Palestine.
Jordan are ranked 56th in the world by FIFA, sandwiched between Finland and South Korea and 10 places above the Republic of Ireland.
The JFA said he had then studied videos of the team's matches.
Wilkins, 57, was assistant to Felipe Luiz Scolari and Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, and spent three months as Fulham's number two before being sacked in February.
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