GENEVA (AP) — Norwegian Football Federation says it cannot “remain indifferent” to Gaza’s humanitarian suffering, and will donate benefits from the qualifying game with Israel to support their work there.
Norway will play Israel in Oslo on October 11th.
“Neither we nor other organisations can continue to remain indifferent to the humanitarian suffering and unbalanced attacks that Gaza civilians have long been accepted.”
“We want to donate our proceeds to humanitarian organisations that save lives in Gaza every day and provide active emergency assistance on the ground,” she said.
It was not immediately clear how much the Norwegian Union was expecting to make money through ticket sales for games that begin next week.
The Israeli Football Federation responded to Wednesday’s move on October 7, 2023 by urging Norwegian counterparts to condemn Hamas’ hostage takers. The Israeli League also called on Norwegians to “confirm that money will not be transferred to terrorist organizations or whale hunts.” Norway faces global criticism for.
The Norwegian Federation said it is working with UEFA and local police on security arrangements for the October 11 match. According to the federal state, additional security is expected to limit up to 3,000 tickets. Ulvar Stadium usually has a crowd of 26,000 people in the national team game.
Israel has not been able to host the game at international competitions for security reasons since October 2023. We performed a “home” qualifying game against Norway. In Hungary. Norway won that game 4-2 in March.
Norway is currently heading the five-nation qualifying group ahead of Israel.
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