Pan-Arab Squad Announced

As previously reported on our twitter account. Jamal Mahmoud has called up 21 players to take part in the football tournament of the 2011 Pan-Arab Games. The list includes two players who ply their trade abroad: Goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh (Smouha…

Catching Up with Omar Jarun

We last spoke with Omar back in February of 2009 when he was just leaving North American football to join Flota Swinoujscie in Poland. Since then, he joined Arka Gdynia in the Polish I Liga and has established his place…

Preview: Lega Pro Select vs Palestine

Marcello Lippi will lead the Lega Pro side against Palestine. What: Unofficial Friendly When: 23/11/2011 Where: Assisi, Italy Kickoff: 1230 GMT Jamal Mahmoud will lead Palestine for the third time in an unofficial friendly ahead of next month’s Pan-Arab Games.…

Assessing Mahmoud’s first performance

As Aboud highlighted in an earlier post- there is a lot to like about Jamal Mahmoud’s appointment as National Team Manager. Two 1-1 draws against South Africa’s AmaBinnePlaas had plenty of positives but also emphasized room for improvement. Mahmoud’s next…

Rapid Reaction: Palestine 1:1 South Africa B

Highlights Palestine Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ramzi Saleh (C); Abu Saleh, Harbi, Al-Masri, Fares; Khader Youssef (Qasem), Musa Abujazr; Atef Abu Bilal (Amour), Obeid (Abugharqud), Nu’man; Keshkesh (Khaled Salem) Goals: Ahmed Keshkesh 49′ Ch-ch-ch-changes! Jamal Mahmoud tinkered with his squad making…

Rapid Reaction: Palestine 1:1 South Africa B

Palestine Starting XI (5-3-2): Shbair (GK) Abu Saleh, Barghouthi, Al-Masri, Fares, Harbi; Kawre’, Obeid, Khader Youssef; Amour (c), Alyan. Substitutes On: Ismail Qasem, Eyad Abugharqud, Hani Abu Bilal, Musa Abujazr, Khaled Salem, Ashraf Nu’man. Goals: Ismail Amour 9′ Recap: Palestine…

2011/12 WBPL Midseason Assessment

With 9 games played, Hilal Al-Quds have a 100% percent record (counting the abandoned match vs. Al-Am’ary as a win). Their closest rivals- Shabab Al-Khaleel are 8 points adrift on 19 points and it is becoming increasingly harder to find…