Manama: Bahrain Football Association announced on Tuesday that the national team will play seven friendly matches in July, ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
They are scheduled to leave to Portugal, head coach Helio Sousa’s home country, for a training camp from July 8 to 27, where they will play a series of friendly matches against yet-to-be decided opponents.
Sousa will officially join the squad on June 25, after his commitment with coaching the U-20 Portugal team, who are currently competing in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
However, several Bahraini internationals have gathered and began training in Riffa with Sousa’s assistants. By mid-June, training will intensify and Bahrain will then play a tune-up match before their Portugal training stint.
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Source: the-afc.com