Palestinian football team set for Asian Cup test amid backdrop of war

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Home Sport Palestinian football team set for Asian Cup test amid backdrop of war 14-01-2024 09:22 AM Ammon News - The Palestinian football team is set to play its first game of the Asian Cup against the backdrop of a war that has hampered its preparations for the tournament. The Palestinian side faces Iran in its opening game of the tournament on Sunday, the 100th day of the war in Gaza. Palestinian captain Musab Battat said the team was “raring to go” and expressed confidence about its prospects against three-time champions Iran despite a lack of games in the run-up to the competition due to the war. “There has been very little football activity in Palestine for three months since the start of the war and this impacted us negatively but we played friendlies abroad and qualifiers,” Battat was reported as saying by the Associated Press. “We want to put in good performances and get good results for our fans.” Aljazeera

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Palestinian football team set for Asian Cup test amid backdrop of war

14-01-2024 09:22 AM

Ammon News - The Palestinian football team is set to play its first game of the Asian Cup against the backdrop of a war that has hampered its preparations for the tournament.

The Palestinian side faces Iran in its opening game of the tournament on Sunday, the 100th day of the war in Gaza.

Palestinian captain Musab Battat said the team was “raring to go” and expressed confidence about its prospects against three-time champions Iran despite a lack of games in the run-up to the competition due to the war.

“There has been very little football activity in Palestine for three months since the start of the war and this impacted us negatively but we played friendlies abroad and qualifiers,” Battat was reported as saying by the Associated Press.

“We want to put in good performances and get good results for our fans.”

Aljazeera

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