Bahrain set for knockout test today!
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Bahrain faces off with 2012 Olympic champions France today in the first of four quarter-final matches in the men’s handball tournament at the Tokyo Games.
The fixture is scheduled for a 3.30 am throw-off, Bahrain time, and it will put the Bahrainis against the top team of Group A from the preliminary round.
The nationals qualified from Group B as the fourth-ranked side. “The French national team is one of the most prominent teams in the world,” Bahrain national team’s young star Mohamed Mohamed was quoted as saying.
“They had previously won Olympic gold, been crowned world champions several times and won the European championship, but this does not mean giving up in facing them, but rather playing with full force in order to bring a high level commensurate with the reputation of Bahrain handball.”
Mohamed added that the Bahrainis proved at this Olympics that they should not be underestimated when facing top global opposition.
He added that it will be most important for the team to put on a good performance and fight until the end.
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