FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-20 men’s football national team registered a hard-earned 1-0 victory over their counterparts from Turkish outfit Gebzespor Kulubu in a friendly match.
The game was played as part of the Bahrainis’ ongoing training camp in Türkiye.
Ali Mahran delivered the contest’s decisive goal.
The nationals are conducting their camp as part of their preparations for the Gulf Cup U-20 2025, which is scheduled to kick off later this month.
They have already played a number of other friendlies, including a 2-0 win against Kartalsport Kulubu and a 4-0 rout of Golcuksport 1984.
Their camp in Türkiye is being supervised by head coach Ali Aamer. He has a 28-player squad in their gathering, including Mahran, Abdulrahman Bassam, Yahya Adel, Mubarak Fawaz, Abdulla Osama, Mohammed Bahzad, Hadi Ghazi, Al Tayeb Al Basri, Ali Hussain, Ebrahim Ali, Faisal Rashid, Khaled Mohammed, Mohammed Salah, Amjad Jaafar, Adam Fareed, Khaled Al Khalidi, Ebrahim Ayash, Ebrahim Al Marisi, Mohammed Adel, Qassim Jameel, Abbas Mohammed, Hussain Al Haiki, Khaled Ahmed, Ahmed Nasser, and goalkeepers Abdulla Ahmed, Hassan Ali, Abdulla Al Shawi, and Isa Al Thawadi.
The Gulf Cup U-20 2025 is being organised by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. It is scheduled to kick off on August 28 and continue until September 10.
Bahrain are set to compete in Group B for the tournament’s preliminary round alongside Oman, Iraq, and Egypt, while Group A features Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, and hosts Saudi.
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