FIFA Rank: (T-107) (17th in Asia) Previous Encounters: None at Senior Level. 2010 AFC U-19 Qualifying: D 2-2 2008 Olympic Qualifying: L 1-2, D 1-1 2006 AFC U-19 Qualifying: L 0-3 2010 Results: [UPDATED: 9/18/2010] Friendly v. Tajikistan L 0-1…
Palestine has just completed its first two days of preparation for the WAFF tournament with 21 players participating in the Al-Ram camp. One notable absentee is Fahed Attal who attempted to cross into the West Bank by land numerous times,…
So the first three weeks of the West Bank Premier League have ended and there have been surprises aplenty. Newly promoted Shabab Balata of Nablus are top of the table after two wins and one draw against Shabab Al-Khaleel, Merkaz…
Well, it’s probably more accurate to label it semi-professional… but either way the West Bank Premier League has returned! This will be the first time some element of professionalism is brought to the game and it could mark uninterrupted league…
There have been murmurings about the Jordanian FA going after the Sharbini Brothers and Omar Jarun. These rumors were confirmed when we interviewed Majid Balawi last month. It seemed that in the case of Omar Jarun, however, they would be…
Palestine’s U-23 team will return to competitive action in February the AFC has announced as one of 34 teams vying for 3-4 tickets to London 2012. The first round, a home and away playoff, will take place on February 23rd,…
Like many of you I didn’t get to see last night’s 0-0 draw against Mauritania but I think it is safe to say that much like our game against Sudan we failed to boss the game. A lot of this…
The Palestinian National Team drew with its Mauritanian counterpart in a friendly held on Wednesday evening in the Mauritanian capitol of Nouakchott. The match served as preparation for both teams ahead of African Cup Qualifying and the WAFF Championship. The…
Date: Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Location: Nouakchott, Mauritania Time: 2130 GMT TV: Palestine TV/Mauritania TV (available on Arabsat) Internet: www.twitter.com/futbolpalestine (live play-by-play and links to internet streams) Palestine Squad: Nadim Barghouthi (D, ِAl-Am’ary), Ali Ayesh (F, Shabab Al-Khaleel), Husam Ziyadeh…
Palestine’s preparations for the upcoming August 11th friendly against Mauritania have been disrupted. Upon attempting to cross into Jordan, all six players with Gaza identity cards were refused exit visas by the Israeli occupation forces. Upon arriving in Amman, the…
