FOOTBALL – Matchweek six of the 2026-27 Nasser bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Football League kicks off this evening with the first of three straight nights of action.
Headlining tonight’s schedule is a mouth-watering clash between current leaders Riffa and fourth-ranked Sitra at the National Stadium in Riffa.
Al Najma and Aali will also be going head-to-head at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town. Both of today’s games are scheduled for simultaneous 7pm kick-offs.
Tomorrow, Al Khalidya will be facing off with former table-toppers Al Ettifaq at 5pm at the National Stadiu, to be followed at 5.30pm by two-time defending champions Muharraq taking on East Riffa at Khalifa Sports City Stadium.
The sixth round of the season will then wrap up on Saturday with two more fixtures.
Malkiya and Al Ahli lock horns at the National Stadium while Hidd face Manama at Al Ahli Club Stadium in Mahooz, both kicking off at 7pm.
Heading into this matchweek, Najma’s Brazilian professional Rickson Barbosa da Conceicao and Manama’s French import Zachary Marvin Hadji currently share the lead early on in the race for the Golden Boot with four goals apiece.
Four others trail the pair in the top scorer rankings with three goals each, including Muharraq’s Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior, Ahli’s Hashem Sayed Issa, and the Khalidya duo of Moroccan import Walid Sabbar and Mohammed Al Rumaihi.