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UNDER-17 PALESTINIAN TEAM: OF SEEKING SOLACE AND FINDING JOY IN FOOTBALL
The Morning Standard
|November 23, 2025
ON Saturday evening, as the U17 Palestinian men’s football team held on toa 1-1 draw against India U17 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, in the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers tournament, they walked off the field with their heads held high.
The result may not be what they wanted, but for them reaching Ahmedabad and taking the field itself was a struggle.
Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine over the last two years or so, sport had taken a backseat. For this team, the preparation had been far from ideal. They did not win any matches at the the West Asian Football Federation’s (WAFF) U17 Championship last month.
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