French Hervé Renard, coach of the Saudi national team, revealed the reason for his preference for goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi to start against Bahrain, at the expense of Muhammad Al-Owais.

Renard said in his statements at the introductory press conference For the match: “Nawaf Al-Aqidi is a quality goalkeeper, and Muhammad Al-Owais is not ready.”

Reynard continued: “Al-Owais trained 10 days ago, and the loss was not due to goalkeeping today, but rather because we did not defend well with the second and third goals, and the reaction was not good.”

As for Salem Al-Dosari’s participation as a substitute in the second half, he said: “Salem was only supposed to participate in the third match.”

Renard added: “Salem Al-Dosari He was on the bench today out of his desire, and when we discussed with him he expressed his desire to participate in the second half.”

The Saudi national team suffered a shocking defeat against Bahrain with a score of 2-3 in the round. The first group stage of the Arabian Gulf Cup Championship “Gulf 26”, currently being held in the State of Kuwait.