{"id":324869,"date":"2025-03-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=324869"},"modified":"2025-03-30T20:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T07:45:22","slug":"nix-defender-called-up-to-lebanon-squad-for-april-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-defender-called-up-to-lebanon-squad-for-april-friendlies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nix defender called up to Lebanon squad for April friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tiana Jaber is in line to play her first home internationals this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wellington Phoenix defender has been named in the Lebanon squad for their two friendlies against Comoros in Lebanon on Saturday (April 5) and next Monday (April 7).<br><br>The matches are part of Lebanon\u2019s preparations for the 2026 Women\u2019s Asian Cup qualifiers, which are due to start in June.<br><br>Jaber made her senior debut for \u2018The Lady Cedars\u201d at the four nations tournament in Kathmandu in February.<br><br>She started the narrow defeat to Nepal and the 2-0 win over Kyrgyzstan that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-defender-called-up-to-lebanon-squad-for-april-friendlies\/a-league-women-rd-8-melbourne-city-fc-v-wellington-phoenix-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2191642544.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3200,2249\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 28: Tiana Jaber of the Phoenix prepares for a throw-in ball during the round eight A-League Women&#039;s match between Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix at City Football Academy, on December 28, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. 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