Palestinian female spectators at the Asian Nations Cup


Battat wore the traditional Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf along with his team tracksuit.There was Palestinian music at the start of the colourful ceremony and a part of their anthem was played at the conclusion.The Palestinian team will kick off their Asian Cup campaign against Homeland on Sunday.Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub told AFP it was inevitable the war would affect players.”There are players whose families were martyred while they were in the camp, but we are fighters and this is the Palestinian spirit, loaded with patriotism,” he said.