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Lebanon’s Women National Team wins West Asian Football Championship 2019
17-12-2019
The Lebanese Women National Team U-15 scored yesterday a regional victory earning the West Asian Football Championship taking place in Jordan, and thus giving a glimmer of hope for the women’s soccer game that has remarkably expanded in recent years. The team’s players achieved three wins over Palestine (6-0), Jordan (1-0) and Syria (7-0), crowning the team leader Christie Maalouf who scored 9 goals, 4 against Palestine and 5 against Syria. Commenting on the victory, the team manager, Aya Cherri, said the team earned the title this year after an impressive performance, revealing its participation next year in the Asian qualifiers of the same age group. Recalling, that the team started its journey this past September when the technical coach George Esber and the guard coach Darine Fakhreddine summoned some 70 players (born 2005, 2006 and 2007) to the Bir Hassan and Ansar stadiums prior to choosing the team players. After elimination, the number fell to 32 then to 26 and settled on 23 to represent Lebanon in the Asian championship. (Al Akhbar, December 17, 2019)
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