Jordan 2-1 India: 9 instances that prove friendly was nothing more than a soap opera

#6 Players’ kit arrives on day of the match

Due to all the confusion, the equipment arrived late

Even after all the players met each other, there were more reasons to worry. Players’ kits, team equipment and personal belongings of all the players and support staffs went missing when they landed in Amman. Virtually, there were no boots to play.

It only arrived on Saturday morning, five hours before the game was to take place. Before that, it was announced by AIFF that the match would go on and according to sources, they were asked to buy playing boots from the local market.

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#5 Rumours of the match getting cancelled

From Friday night itself, there was news doing the rounds that the match has been called off. Even some of the popular websites flashed this story on their feed. Initial reports suggested that the players were suffering from exhaustion and tiredness as they couldn’t get their usual sleeping time and it was almost impossible for them to recover on time.

Even the Jordanian broadcaster said via their social media account that the match has been cancelled. But there was no official confirmation from AIFF.

By Saturday morning, the word spread all over the world and fans started showing their dissent over the mismanagement of the AIFF officials. Finally, around noon, AIFF announced the match would go on even after the adversities.