Moroccan coach Hussein Ammouta, the head coach of the Jordanian national football team, has announced his departure after 3 or 4 months, following his surprise lead to the team’s second-place finish in the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history, citing family reasons.
Regarding whether he received offers to coach other national teams after this continental achievement, Ammouta, 54, told the “Replay” program on the second Moroccan channel on Sunday: “My contract is still valid.
I stated after the final that there are difficult family circumstances in Morocco, and therefore I have started discussing my departure, but not now, rather after three or four months.”
The initial months of Ammouta’s tenure were not easy after facing intense criticism due to his failure to achieve any wins in his first seven matches.
However, he silenced his critics by leading “Al-Nashama” to their first-ever final, where they lost 1-3 to the host Qatar.
Ammouta took over his position on June 27th, succeeding Iraqi coach Adnan Hamad.
His main tasks included leading the team in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and in the Asian Cup finals.
Ammouta boasts extensive coaching experience in Asia and Africa and has won numerous domestic and continental titles.
He led Qatar’s Al-Sadd to break a six-year title drought by winning the domestic league in the 2012-2013 season.
He then supervised Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca, guiding them to win the league in 2016, and the following season, he clinched the CAF Champions League title.
The former midfielder had previously led Morocco’s Fath Union Sport to two domestic cup titles and the CAF Confederation Cup in 2010.
