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Bahrain Football Association

Bahrain

Bahrain

Confederation
AFC
PresidentShk. Ali Bin Khalifa AL KHALIFA
Websitewww.bfa.bh

International match officials

Name	Confederation	Country	Role/s	International since	Gender
ALSHOWAIKH Husain Ahmed Abdullaziz	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2023	Male
DEHAM Mohamed Khaled Tarrar Mohamed	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2021	Male
ISMAEEL Ismaeel Habib Ali	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2018	Male
MAHFOODH Ammar Ebrahim Hasan	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2015	Male
SAAD Ahmed Mohamed Khalil	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2023	Male
SAAD Mohmed Ebrahim Saad	AFC	Bahrain	Referee	2025	Male
ABDULLA Abdulla Yaqoob Yusuf Ahmed	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2021	Male
ALAWI SAYED SHUBBER Faisal	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2014	Male
ALGHAREEB Ahmed Ali Ahmed Abdulla	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2025	Male
ALROWAIMI Abdulla	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2014	Male
JANAHI Salah Abdulaziz Abdulla	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2018	Male
MOOSA Nawaf	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2011	Male
SALMAN Mohamed	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2010	Male
TALASI Salman Mohamed Ebrahim Mohamed Salman	AFC	Bahrain	Assistant Referee	2019	Male
AL BAHHAR Hussain	AFC	Bahrain	Futsal Referee	2015	Male
AL DOSERI Abdulrahman Ali Hasan	AFC	Bahrain	Futsal Referee	2018	Male
SEDAIF Osama	AFC	Bahrain	Futsal Referee	2013	Male
ABDULKARIM Waleed	AFC	Bahrain	Beach Soccer Referee	2011	Male
SALEH Abdulla	AFC	Bahrain	Beach Soccer Referee	2011	Male

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