FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S women’s football national team have departed for Myanmar to take part in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Matches in their division are scheduled to kick off tomorrow and continue until Saturday next week.
The Bahrainis are looking to secure an historic first-ever berth in the prestigious Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition, which is set to take place in March of next year in Australia.
The Bahrainis are one of 34 squads set to vie for a place in the continental showcase.
The nationals are in the same pool as hosts Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, and hosts Myanmar. They open their qualification bid tomorrow against the Bangladeshis, and then take on their Turkmenistan counterparts on Wednesday. The Bahrainis then play home side Myanmar on the concluding day of the qualifiers next Saturday.
All matches are to be held at Thuwunna Stadium in the city of Yangon.
The Bahrainis have been preparing for the qualifiers with training under head coach Mohammed Adnan.
The field has been divided into eight groups for qualifying. Each is being held at a centralised location, and the group winners will all punch their tickets to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026.
Group A features hosts Jordan, Iran, Lebanon, Singapore, and Bhutan; Group B is composed of hosts Thailand, India, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, and Iraq; Group D comprises hosts Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan; Group E features hosts Vietnam, Guam, the UAE, and the Maldives; Group F is composed of hosts Uzbekistan, Nepal, Laos, and Sri Lanka; Group G comprises hosts Cambodia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia; and Group H includes hosts Tajikistan, North Korea, Malaysia, and Palestine.
The eight group winners will join the four nations already with a berth in the event, including Australia who have a spot as hosts, along with China, South Korea, and Japan, who were the top three from the tournament’s previous edition held in 2022.
The AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 will be the 21st edition of the quadrennial competition.
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