AFC Asian Cup
The Riffa born man grew up focusing on gymnastics and was so good at it from an early age that he represented Bahrain in regional competitions before turning 12. He then switched to football where he would soon find his way to his hometown club Riffa SC.
Over the course of a decade, Al Aswad won four Bahraini Premier League titles with Riffa SC and was one of their standout performers as they reached the Zonal Final in the AFC Cup™ 2022.
Factfile
Name: Komail Al Aswad
Age: 29
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 86
Goals: 12
Club: Riffa SC (Bahrain)
Name: Komail Al Aswad
Age: 29
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 86
Goals: 12
Club: Riffa SC (Bahrain)
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After excelling for the U23 team that won the Gulf Cup in 2013, Al Aswad made his senior debut for Bahrain after the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™.
The midfielder developed into a key player for Bahrain by the time the 2019 edition rolled around, playing every minute of their campaign as they reached the Round of 16 and bowed out after a hard-fought 120 minutes against Korea Republic, which they lost 2-1 after extra time.
Round of 16: Korea Republic vs Bahrain
It was a special 2019 for Al Aswad who also led his country to win the Gulf Cup in Qatar and the West Asia Football Federation (WAFF) Championships in Iraq in the same year, making it one of the most successful years in the history of Bahraini football.
In the 2023 Gulf Cup, Al Aswad scored Bahrain’s first goal of the tournament in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates as they topped their group and advanced to the semi-finals, before losing to Oman 1-0.
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Al Aswad scored three goals for his club Riffa SC in the AFC Cup 2022 group stage and contributed to the penalty shootout win over neighbours East Riffa in the West Zonal Semi-finals as the sky blue side reached the Zonal Final, losing to eventual AFC Cup winners Al Seeb of Oman.
Alongside a generation of Bahraini talents that includes the likes of Mohammed Marhoon and Ali Madan, Al Aswad aims to lead his team to the highs unprecedented since they reached the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup 2004 in China PR, the nation they take on in Group A of the Qatar 2023 edition alongside Lebanon and Tajikistan.
