Football Palestine has learned that four changes have been made to the final squad that will participate in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku this month. Mahmoud Wadi, Palestine’s all-time leading goalscorer in Asian club competitions (5 goals) will…
The last week of April saw five Palestinian national team players in action in European and Asian action. Malaysia Yashir Pinto Islame (3 goals) and Matias Jadue (2 goals) both made starts in their teams’ Malaysian Super League games on…
Should Zatara be called back? For two consecutive games last month, national team manager Abdel-Nasser Barakat made a conscious choice to play a group of players who had been together in training for a month. Ostensibly, it makes sense, if…
AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur- site of Friday’s draw This past week the Asian Football Confederations conducted draws for the qualifying rounds of the U16 and U19 championship. Palestine last forays in these tournaments saw them host the qualifying group…
Palestine’s Olympic team’s preparations have ramped up with kick off to the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games fast approaching. The unofficial tournament won’t headline any football fan’s calendars but will serve as essential preparation for an Olympic team looking to qualify…
Qualification for a major tournament in Asia follows a simple formula. Win at home, draw on the road. Had Palestine been able to do that in the Second Round, a haul of 16 points would have seen them punch their…
Palestine Starting XI: Hamadi, Battat, Dheeb, Bahdari, Jaber; Darweesh, Yameen, Shaban; Jonathan, Seyam, Pinto Islame Substitutions: Yameen <-> Maher 60′ // Seyam <-> Norambuena 71′ // Pinto Islame <-> Abu Nahyeh 87′ Cards: Abdallah Jaber Goals: Ahmad Maher 62′ 65′…
Palestine pose for a picture after landing in Maldives. Game Information What: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier When: March 28th, 2017 Where: Rasmee Dhandhu Stadium, Malé, Maldives Kickoff: 5 PM GMT Streams/TV: Link 1 // Link 2 Previous Encounters: 2014 Challenge Cup: Maldives 0:0 Palestine 2012 Challenge…
Abdel Nasser Barakat has revealed his first Asian Cup qualifying squad. A core of players who were called up throughout World Cup qualifying has been retained with only a few changes sprinkled through the squad. Squad Facts: Oldest Player: Abdelatif…
Mohammed Darweesh (R) fights for possession Palestine Starting XI: Hamadi, Battat, Dheeb, Bahdari, Jaber; Darweesh, Shaban, Yameen; Cantillana, Abu Nahya, Seyam Substitutions: Norambuena <-> Yameen 64′ // Pinto Islame <-> Abu Nahia 64′ // Cantillana <-> Wridat 64′ // Darweesh…
