The Palestinian football team is set to host the African champions Egypt next month in probably their highest profile match on home soil at their main stadium near Jerusalem.
But the Egyptian Football Association has only confirmed it has received an invitation but hasn't decided whether to accept.
Palestinians finally got to play international football on home soil last October when they drew 1-1 with Jordan in front of packed stands at their new 6,500-seat stadium in the occupied West Bank town of al-Ram, near Jerusalem.
Previously, they had to play all their matches abroad, mainly in the Gulf, because the world governing body FIFAdeemed the Palestinian territories unsafe to host visiting teams.
