Bahrain's National Football Team Kicks Off Slovenia Camp
Bahrain's senior men's football team departed yesterday for Slovenia to begin a two-week training camp running until July 24. This camp is the first major step in preparing for upcoming tournaments, including the Arab Cup 2025 in Doha, Qatar.
28-Player Squad
At the end of last month, coach Dragan Talajić named a 28-player squad for the camp
Sayed Mahdi Baqer
Amine Benaddi
Waleed Al Hayyam
Mohamed Al Ghurabli
Yousif Habib
Abdulkarim Fardan
Ebrahim Lutfallah
Hazaa Ali
Hussain Jameel
Abdullah Al Khalasi
Ahmed Dhiyaa
AlSayed Mahmood Al Mousawi
Ahmed Bughamar
Hamad Shamsan
Omar Saber
Jassim AlShaikh
Komail Al Aswad
Sayed Diyaa Saeed
Hussain AlEker
Vincent Emmanuel
Ahmed AbdulHameed
Abdulla Al Sabeei
Hussain Abdulkarim
Mehdi Abduljabbar
Ebrahim Al Khattal
Mehdi Humaidan
Ali Madan
Ahmed AlSherooqi
Eyes on the Arab Cup
Bahrain's participation in the 2025 Arab Cup depends on winning a playoff against Djibouti scheduled for November 25 or 26. The winner will join Group D alongside Algeria, Iraq, and the winner of Lebanon vs. Sudan.
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