In November 2020, Gianni Infantino announced that FIFA would step in and organize an Arab Cup involving all the Arab national teams. It was a landmark decision given that the UAFA (Union of Arab Football Associations) had never been able…
he obituary of Noureddine Ould Ali's time at the helm of the Palestine national team has been written more than once. In fact, this very publication expressed the feeling that the Algerian's time might be over on more than one occasion. Now, in April 2021, we have confirmation from the man himself- even if there seems to be complete radio silence on the part of the Palestine Football Association.
More than one source is now reporting that Makram Dabdoub has been placed in charge of Palestine’s National Team for their final two World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Yemen in June. These are the outlets that have confirmed the…
In yet another COVID-19 related snag, the Oman Football Association (OFA) has been forced to pull out of the AFC Cup in compliance with rules aimed to curb the spread of the virus. Oman is in the midst of a…
This week, Palestine’s allocation at the AFC Cup is set to increase to 1.5 teams for the first time since 2016. The change in their coefficient ranking follows a string of successful campaigns in Asia’s second tier competition. As the…
The fallout of Palestine’s historic 5-0 World Cup qualifying loss against Saudi Arabia continues to widen. Football Palestine has learned that KF Trepca 89’s Mohamad Darwish was part of the so-called “reserve list” for the match with Saudi Arabia. The…
Football Palestine has learned that the PFA were offered an official Adidas Sponsorship but inexplicably turned it down.
The story of this game unfolded in the weeks and hours in the lead up to the game. There was no shortage of controversy. The PFA and coaching staff decided to obfuscate and hide the names of players called up for the tie.
