Picking Up Speed: The Rise of Futsal in Bahrain
The Bahrain Futsal Academy, co-founded by Ebrahim Khalil Al Mohammed, rallied its community around a first-of-its-kind youth Ramadan futsal tournament – and it’s only just getting started.
Alyssa Kristeller is an associate director at the U.S.-UAE Business Council and former intern at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. She worked as a youth ambassador at the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai and received her BA in international studies from American University.
The Bahrain Futsal Academy, co-founded by Ebrahim Khalil Al Mohammed, rallied its community around a first-of-its-kind youth Ramadan futsal tournament – and it’s only just getting started.
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