Al-Aqidi protects Saudi Arabia’s den against Bahrain

French Hervé Renard, coach of the Saudi national team, settled on the team's goalkeeper in the match against Bahrain in the first round of the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament, "Gulf 26", today, Sunday.

According to press sources, goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi will participate primarily in the Bahrain match, returning after an absence of nearly a year, after the suspension penalty, which was decided by the Professionalism and Players’ Conditions Committee in the Saudi Football Federation for a period of five years. Months.

According to reports, the chance of Salem Al-Dosari, captain of the Saudi national team, participating against Bahrain is still slim, despite him participating in part of the group training yesterday, Saturday, after being away for a period. The past due to a facial injury.

The French coach preferred between Hassan Timbukti and Firas Al-Braikan to include one of them in the confrontation after they joined the recent group training.