Challenge Cup Picks!
With the CCQs coming around in a few days time, I ventured some predictions as to how these groups will end up looking. First place of each of the five groups qualifies to the final tournament and the best two…
Squad named for Challenge Cup training camp
Mahmoud Sheikh Qasem – A tough presence in the midfield Twenty one players from the WBPL and seven players from Gaza have been called up for the Jericho training camp in preparation for next month’s AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. As…
Another March in Nepal
Preparations will get underway tomorrow for the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers with a training camp in Jericho and the team will leave for Kathmandu in a week. Palestine’s qualifying group includes hosts Nepal, Bangladesh and debutants the Northern Mariana Islands.…
Nu’man in a league of his own as Palestine score a comeback win in the Subcontinent
Ashraf Nu’man: Hat-trick Hero India took the lead twice during the first half of today’s encounter in Kochi but a quick succession of goals early in the second half put Palestine in a comfortable lead which it had no trouble…
Palestine test the grounds in Kochi; India eager to please home fans
Source: twitter(@saysarun1) What: International Friendly Where: Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India When: February 6, 2013 Kickoff: 1300 GMT Streams: Stream 1 // Stream 2 The National Team received a warm welcome as they landed in Kochi in the Indian state of…
Squad named for India friendly
Jamal Mahmoud has named an 18 man squad that will make the trip to Kochi in the state of Kerala for a friendly with India next week. Notably absent from the list(due to circumstances not mentioned) are Omar Jarun, Alexis Norambuena…
Winter Transfer Round-Up
Who’s movin’ Shabab Al-Khaleel? THIS GUY! The WBPL may only be starting up again after hiatuses for the WAFF Championship and inclement weather but there has been no shortage of action. Players and their agents have been busy wheeling and…
2012/13 WBPL Mid-season Review
After eleven games played this year’s edition of the West Bank Premier League stands in stark contrast to the 2011/12 season. From a competitive standpoint, there are three, maybe even four teams who could win the league. At the halfway…
India to host Palestine in the new year
Indian sources are confirming a friendly on February 6th to be played in picturesque Guwahati. This will mark the first time the two sides meet as they prepare for the coming March’s 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers. Palestine has frequently…
WAFF Championship Wrap-Up
Mahmoud has revolutionized Palestine’s style of play It has been a week since Palestine valiantly exited the 2012 WAFF Championship at the group stage. Along the way, the team managed to thrill the fans in Kuwait, record their first ever…