Palestine’s Olympic team arrive in Hanoi for int’l football champ
Wednesday, 16:37, 01/08/2018
VOV.VN - The Palestinian Olympic football team arrived at Noi Bai International Airport on August 1, as they get ready to take part in the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018.
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Palestine’s Olympic football team landed in Hanoi on August 1 as they prepare to play in the international football championship. |
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Twenty Palestinian footballers will play in the tournament, most of them having played in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championships earlier this year. |
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In the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, Palestine are in Group A with the host Indonesia, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China) and Laos. |
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A representative of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) receives the Palestinian Olympic football team at the airport. |
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The Palestinian players are eager to arrive in Vietnam. |
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Their aim for the tournament is to build up playing experience ahead of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018. |
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The Palestine squad are at peak physical fitness and highly disciplined. |
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Head coach of the Palestine football team Ayman Sangdouqa (L) |
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Palestinian players receive a warm welcome from Vietnamese supporters. |
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Islam Masharqa, head of the Palestine delegation said they were happy to visit Vietnam and hope to have a good time in the beautiful country. He also wished the greatest success for the international football championship. |
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The Palestine team will play Vietnam’s Olympic team at 7:30pm on August 3 at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi. |