Ali Ashour, coach of Bahraini Riffa team, expressed his joy after his team reached the 1/8 finals of the AFC Cup, stressing that it was well deserved after the team played three very strong matches.

The Riffa club advanced to the semi-finals of the West Asia region as the second best after beating the Palestinian youth from Hebron 3-1 and achieving 6th point in the group that tops the Arab rankings with 7 points compared to 4 for the third Dhofar, at the time how the balance of Shabab Al-Khalil was left without points. In fourth place.

Ashour noted that the psychological stability of the players greatly helped them achieve the desired level in the match.

He added that it was not easy to play with focus and wait for the results of other matches, praising the players for giving from the start.

As for the next round and the showdown with his East Riffa counterpart, Ashour confirmed that it is not possible to talk much about technical issues because the match will take place in a few months.

Concluding his statement, Riffa’s coach confirmed that the advancement of the two Bahraini teams to the next round means that Bahraini football will maintain their position in the semi-finals of the tournament as a whole for the second straight season, congratulating them on their qualification.

Behavior / Donia Haddad