Wihdat, Faisali meet as week 16 kicks off

AMMAN — The CFI Jordan Professional Football League’s week 16 kicks off its Ramadan timetable on Tuesday with Faisali playing Wihdat in a much awaited match on the weekend.

In other matches, it’s Shabab Urdun vs Ahli, Sarih vs Ramtha, Ma’an Vs Hussein, Mughayer Sarhan  vs Jazira and Salt vs Aqaba.

This week, Faisali, Ramtha and Ma’an all scored vital wins as Faisali beat Ahli 2-1 with the club reeling under an administrative and technical crisis which has affected the team this season. Ma’an beat Aqaba 2-0 to consolidate their spot away from the relegation zone,  and Ramtha beat Shabab Urdun 1-0 to move up to fourth.

In other results Jazira beat Sarih 1-0 to also move up the standings while Hussein maintained their lead after they beat Mughayer Sarhan  3-0 and Wihdat stayed second after they beat Salt 2-1.

Wihdat’s Mohannad Simreen is still the top scorer so far with 11 goals trailed by Sarih’s Mohammad Akash with 9.

It is now  down to two remaining local titles: The CFI League as well as the Jordan Cup which is down to the semifinals (Faisali vs Hussein and Wihdat vs Ahli). In other competitions, Hussein beat Wihdat to win the Jordan Super Cup and Salt upset Wihdat to win their first ever major title - the Jordan Football Association Shield Cup.