FIFA Arab Cup - Group D: Bahrain 3-1 Sudan

Doha: Bahrain ended their campaign on a high note with a 3-1 defeat of Sudan in their concluding FIFA Arab Cup 2025 Group D tie at Education City Stadium on Tuesday.

Dragan Talajic’s Bahrain ended their campaign in third place on three points.

Bahrain were on the front foot from the start with Mahdi Abduljabbar forcing Mohamed Alnour into a reflex save before Ammar Tayfour’s back pass was flapped by the Sudan goalkeeper but Ali Madan sent his shot wide.

A lucky deflection put Abdulla Alkhalasi on the path towards Sudan’s goalmouth before the defender squared to Abduljabbar for a simple tap-in in the 37th minute to give Bahrain the lead.

From a similar move two minutes later, Madan picked out Abduljabbar in the centre of the box but this time, Alnour came up with a big block to keep the margins tight at the break.

Sudan improved after the break with Tayfour testing Mohamed Elgharably with a thunderous strike from distance before the African side went down to 10 men in the 56th minute when Mohamed Ahmed was shown the red card for violently lashing out at Abduljabbar.

Despite playing win a man less, Sudan drew level after Emmanuel put the ball into his own net in the 72nd minute.

Parity, however, was for a mere seven minutes as Bahrain regained the lead through Mohamed Alromaihi’s penalty with Mahdi Alhumaidan then adding the third in the 89th minute to seal the win.

Photos: Bahrain Football Association

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