Ramadhan stays on at Manama

TDT | Manama

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Bahraini coach Salman Ramadhan will continue at the helm of Manama’s senior men’s basketball team for a second successive season.

The decision provides continuity for the capital club after Ramadhan guided them to two runners-up finishes last campaign.

Manama finished second in both the Zain Bahrain Basketball League and the Khalifa bin Salman Cup, while placing considerable trust in home-grown players and members of the club’s youth ranks.

Ramadhan also enjoyed a busy summer at the helm of Bahrain’s under-18 national team, beginning with a successful title defence at the 23rd Arab Youth Men’s Basketball Championship in Sfax, Tunisia, in July.

The following month, he guided the nationals to second place in Group B at the Fiba U18 Asia Cup in Ahmedabad, India, after recording two wins from three games.

That earned Bahrain a place in the quarter-final play-offs, where their run came to an end following a 109-99 defeat to Chinese Taipei, leaving them ninth overall.

Ramadhan will now turn his attention back to Manama, with preparations under way for the new domestic campaign.

The 2026-27 Zain Bahrain Basketball League is scheduled to tip off on October 4, with Manama looking to go one better after last season’s runners-up finish.

They are also set to face champions Muharraq in the Bahrain Basketball Super Cup on October 23.