WBPL Roundup
With the first two weeks of WBPL action in the books let’s take a look at the main talking points so far: Status quo unchanged: Last season finished with Al-Am’ary and Hilal Al-Quds joint top with Dhahrieh and Balata rounding…
Bahdari’s Time to Shine
Abdel-Latif Bahdari is one of the several success stories Palestinian football has seen in the past few years. From modest beginnings with Khadmat Rafah in Gaza, his breakthrough came in a loan move to Hilal Areeha(Jericho). The center back was…
Asian World Cup Qualifying Roundup (September 2011)
The first games of the Third Round, sans Palestine, kicked off last week. We’ll be covering qualifying until the last matchday with observations on how the landscape of Asian Football is changing. What We Learned: 1. Stability pays off: The…
Will this be the greatest WBPL season ever?
A fourth season of uninterrupted league football begins in the West Bank tomorrow with the start of the West Bank Premier League. The league has undergone some transformations with each passing season. In 2008, 22 teams played each other once…
PFA releases WBPL schedule for season’s first half
Palestine’s league will kick-off in earnest on September 2nd- a day when most other leagues in the world have shut down whilst their players are away on international duty. Not really a surprise, football in Palestine tends to be markedly…
What we learned: Indonesia vs. Palestine
1. Palestine has depth in some positions Ali El-Khatib’s first start showed that Palestine has an array of attacking midfielders to choose from. Increased options means added competition and a guarantee that whomever starts for the national team doesn’t do…
Comment: Indonesia 4-1 Palestine
Indonesia outclassed Palestine in front of a packed stadium in Solo today. Abdelnasser Barakat was in charge of a squad made up of domestic players that was in for a tough test against an Indonesian side eager for a good…
Preview: Indonesia vs. Palestine
What: International Friendly Where: Solo, Indonesia When: August 22nd, 2011 Kick-off: 8 pm (UTC/GMT +7 hrs) TV/Streams: Match will be aired in Indonesia on SCTV. Link1 Link2 Link3 Past Meetings: None Palestine will face off against Indonesia for the first…
Squad to face Indonesia announced
After a two-day delay left us guessing the members of the squad who will face Indonesia we finally can confirm the identities of the squad members. National team stalwarts Murad Alyan and Ismail Amour will miss out through injury. Houssam…
Palestine to meet Indonesia in Friendly
According to Palestinian and Indonesian sources, preparations are being made for a Palestine-Indonesia friendly. FIFA has the match date listed as the 22nd of the month. The match is set to be played outside Jakarta in Solo Manahan stadium as…