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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
