Renewal needed ahead of new cycle
Palestine’s first match since crashing out of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup is a mere ten days away and it should mark a period of renewal. While renewal tends to be signified by a change at the top the sense…
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Palestine set to return to action next month
Palestine will return to the pitch after a five month hiatus in June. The national team has not played a match- official or otherwise- since their 0-0 draw against Jordan on January 15th; a result that condemned them to an…
Palestine’s AFC Cup allocation set to increase.
Hilal Al-Quds’s four wins in the 2019 AFC Cup has given a boost to Palestinian football in continental competitions. The increase in allocation comes despite failing to overtake Oman in the allocation on the final match day. If results…
Hilal’s AFC Cup dream comes to an end
Heroic effort comes to an end Hilal Al-Quds succumbed to a 2-0 loss to Wehdat on Tuesday evening sealing their exit from the 2019 AFC Cup. The capital side could have topped Group A with a win and advanced to…
Hilal Al-Quds keep AFC Cup hopes alive
The Asian Football Confederation did Hilal Al-Quds no favors. Nor did Asia’s governing body uphold its own decisions in regards to neutral grounds. Al-Nejmeh and Al-Jaish dictated the terms of conduct and that is what Palestine’s reigning champions had to…
Hilal Al-Quds and Al-Nejmeh to play on neutral ground in AFC Cup
Football Palestine has learned that the AFC has chosen to move both home and away matches between Hilal Al-Quds and Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon to a neutral location. The Lebanese side had refused to travel to Palestine to face the Palestinian…
Late penalty kick denies Palestine spot at AFC U23 Finals, Olympics
A talented generation of footballers will be denied the chance of appearing at the AFC U23 Championship for the second time running. A tightly contested affair ended 2-0 in favor of Bahrain with the deciding moment coming after Hani Abdallah…
Palestine edge Bangladesh 1-0 in Olympic qualifying
Palestine secured their second straight win of 2020 Olympic qualifying on Sunday, edging Bangladesh 1-0, and taking an important step to returning to the AFC U23 Championship Finals. Unlike when the two teams met two years ago in Hebron, this…