VOLLEYBALL – Bahrain were stunned by Kuwait last night in a disheartening 0-3 (19-25, 20-25, 24-26) defeat in the first Arab Challenge Cup, currently being played in Amman, Jordan.
The setback marked the second straight loss for the kingdom’s senior men’s volleyball national team, after previously bowing to Egypt in four sets, which followed a resounding win over Palestine in three sets in their opening fixture.
In other results last night, Tunisia defeated Palestine 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-16) and Egypt swept past hosts Jordan 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-17).
Bahrain will be looking to bounce back when they face off with powerhouses Tunisia tomorrow at 3pm.
They then wrap up their campaign in the league-type tournament against the Jordanians on Friday at 7pm.
The national team’s French head coach Arnaud Josserand has 14 players in the championship, including Naser Anan, Mohammed Anan, Ali Ebrahim, Mahmood Alafyah, Hassan Al Warqaa, Ayman Harwana, Abbas Al Khabbaz, Hussain Mansoor, Sayed Hashim Issa, Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Mohammed Abdulla, Sayed Mohammed Alabbar, Hani Alawi, and Mahmood Abdulhussain.
The tournament is organised and run by the Arab Volleyball Association in cooperation with the Jordan Volleyball Federation.
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