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DREAM TEAM: Man Utd heroes Wilkins, Stapleton take charge of Jordan

Former Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins has been named new manager of Jordan.

The 57-year-old most recently worked as assistant head coach at Fulham last season under Rene Meulensteen.

The Jordan Football Association announced he would be assisted by former Arsenal and Manchester United forward Frank Stapleton.

Wilkins will take charge of the team after their friendlies against Uzbekistan on Thursday and China five days later.

His first match in charge will be against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on October 11.

The former England midfielder will lead the team lead the team at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia where Jordan are in the same group as Japan, Iraq and Palestine.

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