FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN bowed to hosts Myanmar 0-6 yesterday in their concluding fixture of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
The Bahrainis conceded three goals each on either side of half-time as the home side dominated at Thuwunna Stadium in the city of Yangon in Myanmar.
Shwe Yee Tun broke the goalless deadlock with back-to-back strikes in the 40th and 42nd minutes. Khin Mo Mo Tun then added their third in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time for a 3-0 lead at the break.
Win Theingi Tun then scored eight minutes after the re-start, and then May Htet Lu made it 5-0.
Win Win then fired in Myanmar’s sixth goal in the 73rd minute, pegging the final score.
The result was Bahrain’s second loss in three outings in Group C of their qualification campaign. They finished with one point from their 2-2 draw with Turkmenistan.
The nationals lost their opening assignment 0-7 to Bangladesh, who booked the sole ticket from their division to next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Bahrain head coach Mohammed Adnan had a 21-player squad in Yangon that includes Hessa Alisa, Leleya Sabkar, Eman Alkhattal, Fatema Alnesuf, Rawan Alali, Amira Sowar, Alyaa Almudhahki, Manar Yaqoob, Sama Qasem, Manayer Ahmed Thani, Farah Khaled, Alanood Almannaei, Shooq Mohamed Fares, Eman Ramadhan, Jawaher Leqmani, Ameena Aldoseri, Fatema Mohamed Salman, Noora Marzooq, and goalkeepers Khulood Abdulla, Shooq Alalwani, and Yasmeen Al Yaqoobi.
There are eight groups of qualifying with each hosting teams at a centralised location across the continent. All eight group winners will book their tickets to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 to join hosts Australia along with China, South Korea, and Japan, who were the top three from the tournament’s previous edition held in 2022.
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