Published On 9/6/2026
Jordanian left-back Muhammad Abu Ghosh joined his country’s roster participating in the 2026 World Cup as a replacement for striker Ibrahim Sabra, who suffered an injury to his left ankle during preparations, which necessitated his exclusion from coach Jamal Salami’s roster.
The Jordanian Football Association announced today, Monday, via the social media platform “X”, the technical staff’s decision to include left-back Abu Ghosh in the “Nashama” list that is preparing to compete in the World Cup, after medical examinations showed that striker Ibrahim Sabra suffered a tear in the ankle ligaments of the left foot, which necessitated his exclusion from the list.
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Striker Sabra (20 years old) suffered an injury during training for the Jordanian national team, which will prevent him from participating in the tournament that will start on Thursday, June 11 in North America. The team’s technical director, Jamal Salami, preferred to replace him with a player occupying a different position, namely left back Muhammad Abu Ghosh (21 years old), who won the Jordan Cup title with Al-Hussein Irbid Club, and who moved to its ranks on loan during the last winter transfer period, coming from the Jordanian Al-Shabab Club, and was chosen as the best. Player in the competition.
Abu Ghosh is considered one of the best emerging talents in Jordan, having succeeded in a few years in imposing his brilliance in the Jordanian league and in the youth teams. His failure to be called up to the “starchy” list to participate in the World Cup on the first occasion caused widespread controversy in the Jordanian sports community, before he joined the national team in its camp in the American city of San Diego.
The Jordanian team was defeated at dawn on Monday by the Colombian team with two unanswered goals in its last friendly match in preparation for the World Cup, which will be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. It will begin by facing Austria on June 17 at Santa Clara Stadium in San Francisco, before facing Algeria and then Argentina, the defending champion, at the conclusion of the group stage of the competition.
