FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-17 men’s football national team posted a hard-earned 3-2 victory over hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly match played on Wednesday evening in their ongoing overseas training camp in Sarajevo.
Star striker Hussain Zuhair fired in a brace in the contest, while Abdulla Saadullah added the Bahrainis’ third goal.
The match was the second for the nationals against Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youth national team. The two sides had earlier drawn 3-3 in their previous meeting earlier this week.
The contest was part of Bahrain’s preparations for the upcoming AGCFF U17 Gulf Cup 2025 next month and the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers in November.
Their camp is being held under the supervision of head coach Ugo Klingor from Croatia. The nationals are scheduled to fly back to the kingdom today.
The eight-nation AGCFF U17 Gulf Cup 2025, organised by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF), is set to be held in Doha, Qatar, from September 20 to October 2.
The kingdom’s team are set to compete in Group B of the tournament’s preliminary round alongside Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq. Group A features the UAE, Oman, Yemen, and hosts Qatar.
The AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, meanwhile, are scheduled for November 22 to 30. Bahrain have been drawn in Group A, to be held in China, alongside the hosts, Bangladesh, Brunei, Timor-Leste, and Sri Lanka.
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