Palestine’s U23 secures valiant draw against Iran but misses out on WAFF semifinal
Receive news, analysis, and other content straight to your inbox by subscribing to Football Palestine (free or paid), here. It was a daunting task. Palestine knew before a ball was kicked only a win would secure safe passage to the…
Palestine’s Olympic team secure victory over Syria in WAFF U23 Championship
Receive news, analysis, and other content straight to your inbox by subscribing to Football Palestine (free or paid), here. Palestine’s preparations for the upcoming U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September have started with a bang. Palestine dispatched Syria 1-0 in…
Palestine eliminated from U23 Asian Cup qualifying
A week ago, Palestine would have gladly taken a 1-1 draw against the newly crowned WAFF Champions and group hosts Jordan. What they did not bank on was losing to highly unfancied Turkmenistan in their first game. That 3-1 reverse…
Individual errors put Palestine’s U23 Asian Cup campaign in serious peril.
After a WAFF Championship campaign that saw them collect wins against Lebanon and the UAE Palestine had hoped to parlay that momentum into a solid start to the qualifying campaign. Needless to say, No one was expecting a 3-1 reverse…
Palestine’s Olympic team kick off campaign to qualify for the U23 Asian Cup
Palestine’s Olympic Team will face Turkmenistan tomorrow as they attempt to qualify for the U23 Asian Cup for the second time in their history. Action in Palestine’s qualifying group got underway on Monday with Jordan edging Turkmenistan 1-0. The breakthrough…
Palestine’s U23 team achieve greatest ever finish at WAFF Championship
Palestine’s journey U23 WAFF Championship is over- but what a ride it was. Ehab Abu Jazar’s charges managed to record six point haul from nine games and in doing so bettered the record of the 2015 team. Not only that,…
With no October friendlies scheduled, focus shifts to Palestine U23s
In an alarming backslide to a not so bygone era, the Palestine Football Association has failed to schedule a match for its national team for only the second time since June 2015 (2020 excepted). The last time Palestine failed to…
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…