FOOTBALL – Bahrain's senior men’s football national team arrived yesterday in Dubai ahead of their international friendly against the UAE on Monday.
The kingdom’s delegation are staying at Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan Dubai.
They did not train yesterday upon reaching the Emirates as head coach Dragan Talajic opted to rest his players following their friendly against Qatar on Wednesday in Doha, which ended 2-2, and after their short travel.
The Bahrainis will be hitting the pitch tonight at 7pm, Bahrain time, at Dubai’s Al Wasl Club pitches.
Bahrain’s clash against the UAE on Monday will take place at Dubai’s Zabeel Stadium, scheduled for a 7.15pm kick-off, also Bahrain time.
Talajic’s available players for the game are Mohammed Jassim Marhoon, Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Amine Benaddi, Waleed Al Hayyam, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Ahmed Bughammar, Hamad Shamsan, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Sayed Dhiya Saeed, Hussain Al Eker, Vincent Emmanuel, Hazza Ali, Hussain Jameel, Mahdi Humaidan, Ali Madan, Ahmed Al Sherooqi, Omar Saber, Jassim Al Shaikh, Komail Al Aswad, Mahdi Abduljabbar, Ebrahim Al Khattal, Hussain Zuhair, and Sayed Mahdi Sharaf, along with goalkeepers Ebrahim Luthfallah, Mohammed Al Gharably, Abdulkarim Al Fardan, and Yousef Habib.
The nationals are playing their friendlies as part of Fifa’s international break.
They are gearing up for their upcoming competitions, headlined by the Fifa Arab Cup 2025 this December, also to be held in the Qatari capital.
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