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Nasser 10: Batelco Gunners face Al Ahlam

Manama : Batelco Gunners United and Frsan Palace Hotel are eying early qualification to the last eight round by amassing another three points each when they face Al Ahlam and Nomas respectively. 

The first match, between Batelco Gunners United and Al Ahlam will be played at 9pm, while the other game will be played at 11:15pm. Both games will take place at Khalifa Sports City Football Stadium. 

Batelco Gunners United are tipped to win their match and secure their berth in the quarter-finals and are also among the favourites to win the tournament. 

Majestic Cars coach Salah Habib blamed ‘lack of preparations’ for his side’s early exit from Nasser 10 after they lost their first two matches. He, however, praised the efforts of his players, regretting the absence of a powerful striker to score goals for his team. From his part, Mohsen Radhi of Al Suqoor Al Bahrain Team affirmed that his team deserved their second victory against Majestic Cars, underlining that the team is now eying to reach the final of the tournament after qualifying to the last eight stage. 

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Since the decision of allowing professional players to participate in Nasser Football Tournament in its eighth edition, the event entered a new era. In this year’s edition, many professional players are performing greatly, including Cristian of Al Nawayef Team who scored a decisive goal to gift his team the three points in their match against Forever. His teammate Fortune also showed a great performance during the same match. On the other hand, other professional players are yet to perform up to expectations, including Yemeni player Nawaf Abdullah of Nomas. 

 

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First car raffle 

The first car out of the 10 allotted as prizes in the Third Nasser bin Hamad Ramadan Sports Games “Nasser 10” will be raffled tomorrow night during the last two matches of the second round of the group stage. 

A total of 10 cars will be raffled throughout the event as per the directives of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa who instructed to allocate significant prizes for the spectators to encourage them to attend and cheer their favourite teams. This year’s prizes are the biggest since the launch of the event ten years ago. 

On his part, Bahrain Olympic Committee General Secretary, Abdulrahman Askar said that the achieved a tremendous success thanks to the interest and follow up of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC).