Ehab Abu Jazar announces 29-man squad ahead of Kenya, Kyrgyzstan friendlies
Four uncapped players have been called up for the first time in a list that features several surprises
The Palestine Football Association published a list of 29 players that will participate in a preparatory camp in Doha ahead of next month’s friendlies against Kenya and Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek.
The most notable absences in the list are Assad Al-Hamlawi, Wessam Abou Ali, and Ataa Jaber who all miss out due to injury. The former picked up a knock on the penultimate day of the Romanian league season that will require 20 days rest.
Al-Rayan’s Amid Mahajneh has also not recovered from an injury picked up in March.
The only other player from the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup to miss out is Mahmoud Abu Warda. The soon to be 31 year old’s 44 caps is good enough for 15th all-time in national team history but he seems to have fallen victim to a youth movement.
There are also no calls for Mohammed Rashid (10th most capped player in national team history) and Islam Batran who had found form with Syria’s Al-Karameh.
There is a recall for Mohammed Balah who was in Gaza for the first eight months of the genocide and rebuilt his career in Egypt and Qatar. The 33 year old is the oldest member of the team and was last called up in August 2019.
The list also includes four new names Gianni Touma (Lokomtiv Plovdiv/BUL), Abdelhadi Rashid (Al-Ansar/LIB), Abada Baroud (Ohod Club/KSA), and Sultan Abu Daken (Hatta Club/UAE)
There are also recalls for Adam Kaied, Mohamad Hebous, and Agustín Manzur.
Several South American outlets have reported that Argentine born Caín Fara has been called up and is only missing the final approval from FIFA to make his debut. His call up has been in the works for more than a year and was first teased by Football Palestine back in July 2025:
The rest of the squad is as follows:
