Final week of Nasser bin Hamad football league set

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The Bahrain Football Association has announced the match dates for the final round of action in the 2021/2022 Nasser bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League.

The title race has gone down to the last day of play between defending champions Riffa and chief title rivals Manama, with only three points separating the two teams heading into Week 18.

Both teams will be in action on Thursday, the league’s concluding day. Riffa will face off with AFC Cup champions Muharraq at the National Stadium in Riffa, and will need at least a point to retain their crown.

Manama will go head-to-head with Al Khaldiya that same evening, and Manama will need to win and hope that Riffa in order to go level on points.

In that scenario, both teams will play a single-game, winner-take-all match to decide the 2021/2022 champions.

Both fixtures are scheduled for 9.30pm kick-offs Thursday. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, relegated club Al Najma will face off with Budaiya, while Al Ahli and Hidd face off.

Both matches are crucial as Budaiya and Hidd are also threatened to be relegated. Budaiya are currently eighth while Hidd are ninth with just two points separating them.

The team that finishes eighth will have a play-off against a second division side for the right to claim a Premier League spot, while the ninth-placed team will drop down to the second division with Najma.