Muharraq Meet Qatar SC Tonight

TDT | Manama

Email : hussainm@newsofbahrain.com

Bahraini volleyball champions Muharraq Club are back in action tonight in the knockout stage of the 44th Arab Clubs Volleyball Championship after a rest day yesterday. The Red Wolves take on Qatar SC, one of two Qatari teams in the tournament, at 7 PM in El Menzah Sports Palace, with a place in the next round at stake.

Yaseen Al Meel’s men booked their spot with a balanced group-stage campaign in Group B, finishing third in the group. They began with a 3-0 win over Oman’s Majees SC, then endured 3-1 losses to Libya’s Al Ittihad and hosts Tunisia’s Etoile Sportive du Sahel. The team recovered strongly, securing 3-0 victories against Qatar’s Police Club and the Palestinian Forces Club, enough to advance to the knockout stage.

Qatar SC, meanwhile, emerged from Group A in a solid form of their own. Their preliminaries included a 3-2 win over Oman’s Al Seeb, a 3-0 victory against Libya’s Al Sowaihili, a 3-2 loss to Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis, and a 3-0 win over Algeria’s Tadjenanet. Their tournament run makes them a stern challenge for the local champions tonight.

Adding to Muharraq’s optimism is the return of Nasser Anan, who has recovered from injury and is expected to start. Captain Mahmoud Al Afia will lead the squad, aiming to turn the team’s group-stage resilience into success in this high-stakes encounter.

The Red Wolves will be hoping to surpass the ninth-place finish achieved by fellow Bahraini side Dar Kulaib in last year’s edition in Doha, as they aim to cement their status at the pinnacle of Arab club volleyball.