MANILA,
November 30, 2014 (WAFA) – The Palestinian national football team was on
Sunday awarded the Best National Team prize in Asia for the year
2014.
The
honoring ceremony came on the sideline of the FIFA 60th anniversary celebrations that were
held in the Pilipino capital, Manila.
Head of
the Palestine Football Federation, Jibril Rajoub, received the prize after
Palestine won the Challenge Cup over North Korea’s Football Team for Juniors
and Qatar National Team for Youth.
The Palestinian national
team also qualified for AFC Asian Cup for the first time in history.
The
ceremony was attended by President of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, as well as other
international football figures.
M.N./T.R.
