FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S new senior men’s football national team head coach Felix Sanchez will be officially introduced today in a Press conference hosted by the Bahrain Football Association (BFA), to be held at the National Stadium in Riffa.
Sanchez was announced last month as having reached an agreement with the BFA to fill the role vacated by former head tactician Dragan Talajic. The Spaniard is scheduled to officially begin his tenure with the kingdom during the next Fifa international match window, scheduled between November 9 and 17.
During this period, the nationals are scheduled to compete in the CFA China Team Guangzhou International Football Invitational Tournament 2026, set for November 14 to 17, with the participation of four senior men’s squads, including Yemen, Malaysia, Bahrain and hosts China.
The Bahrainis will first take on Yemen on November 14 and then play the Chinese on November 17. They will not be facing off with their Malaysian counterparts.
Bahrain’s participation will be part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup 2027, set to be held in January and February in Saudi Arabia. Bahrain are in Group B for the prestigious 24-team Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition along with North Korea, Uzbekistan, and Jordan.
The AFC Asian Cup 2027 will then be Sanchez’s first official competition with Bahrain. It will mark the eighth time the kingdom’s squad are taking part in the AFC’s showpiece tournament. Their best finish was in 2004, when they finished fourth out of 16 participating nations.