Officially .. AFC adopts the participation of Muharraq Bahrain in Saudi league

The Asian and Bahraini Football Confederation (AFC) has approved the participation of Bahraini club Muharraq in the Saudi Professional League with a view to sending it to the Confederation of Local Authorities of FIFA.

The secretary general of the Bahrain Football Federation, Ibrahim Buainain, received a delegation from the AFC to discuss the coordination and finalization of Muharraq's participation in the Saudi league from next season 2018- 2019.

Al-Muharraq announced Saturday night its official participation in the Saudi Professional League next season (2019-2020).

Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of the King of Bahrain for charity and youth affairs, chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and chairman of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Al Muharraq, officially participated in the Saudi league.

Al-Khalifa explained the reasons for Al-Muharraq's participation in the Saudi league, noting that the Saudi league is superior in terms of level, strong attendance and frequent friction with the foreign leagues, as well as the great interest of the league. public and serve the Bahraini team as described.

Source: "saudileague.com"