HANDBALL – BAHRAIN’S senior men’s handball national team will be hosting two international friendly games against their counterparts from Belarus this week, the Bahrain Handball Federation (BHF) has confirmed.
The tune-ups are set to be played as part of the season’s international break, which is scheduled from today until Sunday.
The first clash is scheduled for Thursday and then the two teams will face off once again on Sunday at the BHF Arena in Um Al Hassam Sports Complex.
The kingdom’s squad, coached by Robert Hedin from Sweden, are gearing up for their upcoming competitions, headlined by the 30th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship, to be held in January of 2027 across six host cities in Germany.
The nationals are coming off their historic title triumph in the men’s handball tournament at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which was their first-ever crown in the history of the quadrennial Asiad.
Hedin has selected 24 players to be a part of their upcoming training programme and friendlies. The roster is spearheaded by inspirational skipper Hussain Al Sayyad, and it includes Mohammed Abdulhussain, Mohammed Habib Ahmed, Hasan Madan, Hassan Mirza, Sayed Ali Basem, Ahmed Jalal, Abdulla Abdulkarim, Jassim Khamis, Salman Alshowaikh, Muayad Sameer, Mohamed Rabia, Qassim Qambar, Ahmed Kadhem, Ali Mahmoud, Hesham Ahmed, Ahmed Eid, Abu Dhar Jaafar, Sayed Mahmood Alfalahi, Hassan Saif, Ali Redha Kadhem, Jaafar Alshaheed, Mohammed Haitham, and Ali Almahroos.
Bahrain are part of a 32-nation field at next year’s world championships. The nationals are in Group H for the preliminary round along with Iceland, North Macedonia, and fellow continental side Japan.
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