Scouting the Opponent: Myanmar

GAME INFORMATION When: 21/05/2014 1200 GMT Where: Galolhu National Stadium, Malé, Maldives TV: BeIn Sports 6 // Follow the action Live on YouTube.  FIFA Rank: 173rd (38th in Asia) Previous Encounters 25/03/2011 // Yangon, Myanmar// 2012 Challenge Cup Qualifying  W 3-1  Recent Results  19/05/2014 @…

Scouting the Opponent: Kyrgyzstan

GAME INFORMATION When: 19/05/2014 1200 GMT Where: Galolhu National Stadium, Malé, Maldives TV: BeIn Sports 6 // Follow the action Live on YouTube.  FIFA Rank: 146th (24th in Asia) Previous Encounters 30/03/2009 // Kathmandu, Nepal// 2010 Challenge Cup Qualifying  D 1-1  09/04/2006 //…

Final Challenge Cup Squad Announced

Sameh Mara’ba: Unlawfully detained A slightly subdued squad announcement with promising attacker Sameh Mara’ba languishing in an Israeli cell for nearly three weeks. The Ismali Qalqilya player was set to make the jump to the senior team but was detained…

Palestine 2:0 Al-Wakrah SC

Doha – The national team beat the Qatari club Al-Wakrah 2-0 this evening in the first of its preparatory friendlies ahead of the Challenge Cup. Sameh Mar’aba opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with fellow national team newcomer Tamer…

Palestine jets off to Doha training camp

Maher, Maraba, and More… Youth given a chance in preliminary Challenge Cup Squad.  With a doubleheader of friendlies against Pakistan cancelled earlier this month, Al-Fidai will turn their attention to a 12-day preparatory camp with the aim of building fitness…

Challenge Accepted

Palestine’s Challenge Cup preparations (which left much to be desired to begin with) hit a stumbling block as the planned training camp in Pakistan was cancelled due to “factors beyond the control” of the Pakistani FA. Instead Jamal Mahmoud and…