JORDAN have suddenly received all of the money owed by Fifa after an eight-month wait.
The drama came as the funds arrived just TWO days after their FA chief accused the .
Jordan have suddenly received all of their money owed by Fifa has been repaid Credit: AP
Jordan’s Football Association president Prince Ali Al Hussein has not backed Gianni Infantino Credit: AFP
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein confirmed on X that the outstanding bonuses from December’s Arab Cup had finally been paid on Thursday morning.
The FA president thanked Fifa for delivering the cash owed to the national team’s players and coaching staff.
He stressed that the payment had arrived nearly a year after Jordan reached the Arab Cup final in Qatar.
But Prince Ali insisted the development would not change his stance on the controversial Fifa president .
He said: “It does not change my clear position concerning the leadership of Fifa.
“My FA and I will not endorse president Infantino, nor will we vote for him.”
The dramatic payment came just 48 hours after Prince Ali launched a blistering attack on Fifa and claimed Jordan had been pressured to back Infantino.
He alleged that during this summer’s World Cup he was verbally told endorsing the Swiss chief would “go a long way” towards helping his cash-strapped association.
At the 2026 Fifa World Cup, Jordan did not manage to overcome anyone in Group J Credit: Getty
He said: “For months, Fifa has been refusing to help us on any of these or other matters – until it was verbally communicated to me during the World Cup that if I endorsed Infantino it would go a long way to helping our FA out.
“But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.”
Jordan had been waiting since December for the prize money earned by reaching the Arab Cup final, despite repeatedly asking for the funds.
Prince Ali also criticised the difficulties facing his country during their first World Cup.
That included supporters being denied US visas, expensive tickets and tax costs for players and staff.
Infantino, 56, is fighting to retain control after abandoning his controversial plan to allow private investors to buy a stake in the World Cup enterprise.
But he vowed to remain in office, while , Welsh FA and have withdrawn their support ahead of next year’s presidential election.
In the X post, he wrote: “Thank you to the Fifa administration for suddenly this morning delivering what was owed to our players and coaching staff, for the Jordan National team’s accession to the final of the Fifa Arab Cup in Qatar last December.
“This was funding that should have been received eight months ago.
“While this is a good development for our players, it does not change the serious concerns we in the football world have regarding the Fifa leadership.
“Nor does it change what our FAs have been subjected to in the past.
“It is symptomatic of those exact difficulties that we all face, and that are usually linked to the Fifa presidential elections.
“And it does not change my clear position concerning the leadership of Fifa.
“My FA will not endorse president Infantino, nor will we vote for him.”
At the 2026 Fifa World Cup, Jordan did not manage to overcome any of their three opponents – , , and – in Group J.
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