GAME INFORMATION When: May 23rd, 2014 Kickoff: 1700 GMT Where: Galolhu National Stadium, Malé, Maldives TV: BeIn Sports 6 // Follow the action Live on YouTube. FIFA Rank: 153rd (29th in AFC) Previous Encounters: 12/03/2012 // Kathmandu, Nepal // 2012 AFC Challenge Cup W 2-0 Recent…
Confusion reigns at the AFC. With two full match days now behind us its time to assess the damage and weigh the chances each of the final eight participants have of progressing to the Semifinal stage. Earlier today, there was…
Nu’man inspired Palestine to victory. Palestine Starting XI (4-4-1-1): Ramzi Saleh (c); Al-Battat, Bahdari, Mahdi, Jaber; Maher, Khader Yousef, Abujazr, Seyam; Nu’man, Abuhabib Substitutions: Murad Ismail Khader Yousef 17′ // Abu Saleh Maher 65′ // Bahdari Dheeb 82′ Cautions: Ashraf Nu’man…
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 @…
Abuhabib celebrates his dramatic winner. Palestine Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ramzi Saleh (C), Fares, Dheeb, Mahdi, Jaber; Ismail, Khader Yousef; Abu Saleh, Musa, Seyam; Musallmeh. Substitutions: Ashraf Nu’man Musallmeh 51′ // Abuhabib Musa 65′ // Bahdari Abu Saleh 87′ Cautions: Dheeb 68′,…
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 //…
The AFC will be live-streaming the action from the Maldives on Youtube (not available to viewers in the Mideast last I checked). For those of you in the Middle East, beIN sports will be broadcasting Palestine’s matches – the first being…
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…
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…
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…
