FOOTBALL – WEEK two of the 2025-26 Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Football League kicks off tonight with the first of three straight match days.
Set to clash this evening at the National Stadium in Riffa are A’ali and Al Najma, while Budaiya take on Malkiya at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town. Both fixtures are scheduled for 4.50pm kick-offs. Tomorrow, Sitra and Riffa lock horns at the National Stadium while Hidd take on Bahrain Club at the Late Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Bin Isa Al Khalifa Stadium in Arad.
On Sunday, Muharraq and Al Khaldiya – fresh from playing their first games in this year’s AFC Champions League Two earlier this week – are in action in separate contests. Defending champions Muharraq play Al Shabab at the National Stadium while Khaldiya battle Al Ahli at Khalifa Sports City Stadium.
All four matches tomorrow and Sunday are scheduled for 7pm starts.
Muharraq, Khaldiya, and Sitra were the three teams to triumph from the opening match week of the new season.
The 2025-26 Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Football League is to be played in a double round-robin. The first round will continue until the 11th match week, which starts on January 8 next year, while the ensuing 11 match weeks have yet to be scheduled.