KUWAIT: With 16 adult teams and 8 for children the “Palestinian Children Mini Goal Football Championship” started yesterday at the late Sameer Saeed playground. The tournament is organized by the Mini Goal Committee of Kuwait Olympic Committee in cooperation with Coordination Committee of the popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad.

The first day of the championship witnessed strong competition under enthusiastic atmosphere. Qualifications has 4 adults groups with 4 teams each as the first and second place of each group qualify for the quarter finals. Meanwhile children will go through the knock out system. Results of the first day were as follows: The children teams that qualified are: Khan Younis, Bait Lahya, Jabalia, and Shajaeya as Khan Younis defeated Rafah 1-0, BAIT Lahya defeated Bait Hanoun 2-1, Shajaeya defeated Nusairat 4-1 and Jabalia defeated Dair Al-Balah 3-0.

In the adults category: Qalqeelya drew with Jericho 2-2, Jafa defeated Safad 3-0, Hebron defeated Bethlehem 1-0, Gaza defeated Jerusalem 4-1, Hebron defeated Jericho 5-4, Qalqeelya defeated Bethlehem 4-1, Gaza defeated Safad 2-0, Qalqeelya defeated Hebron 4-0, Jafa defeated Gaza 3-1, Jafa defeated Jerusalem 3-0, Jericho defeated Bethlehem 3-0, Jerusalem defeated Safad 3-0, Shajaeyah defeated Nusairat 4-1, Khan Younus defeated Rafah 1-0, Jabalia defeated Dair Al-Balah 3-0, and Bait Lahya defeated Bait Hanoun 2-1.