Frank Athamneh, the goalkeeper, became the talk of the Jordanian street after fans circulated pictures of him in one of the buildings where he works as a court worker.
The tweeters scoffed at a joke about the Jordan Football Association, criticizing the country's first popular game, and pushing a Jordanian professional league player to work on "tile installation" at a time when his natural place should only be a football stadium as a "professional". !
The Jordanian Federation has announced the postponement of the start of the season 2019-2020 until next February for financial reasons, which was met with the discontent of the sports street and the anger of clubs and players.
Al-Sareeh president Omar Al-Ajlouni admitted that "the official account of the club on (Facebook) published the image of the main goalkeeper of the football team Al-Athamna while he is working as a court worker. We realize that the work is not a flaw, but we want to deliver a real picture of the situation that arrived "His players have been delayed by the start of the season."
Ajlouni added in a press statement: "Jordanian football players have families and obligations, and therefore can not be stopped from playing throughout this period, and it is already contrary to the concept of real professionalism."
It is worth mentioning that Al-Athamna is one of the best guards of Jordanian football, and was nominated by technicians and sports critics in previous seasons to join the ranks of the Jordanian team.
Ajlouni sent a strong message to the Jordanian federation, saying: "The Federation is procrastinating in the disbursement of clubs, things are very difficult, and football in the wind."
The image of Al-Athamna "tile worker" raised a question in the minds of the followers of Jordanian football: "Is it permissible to attach a (professional) to the Jordanian league ?!".