BAHRAIN Football Association's development and training director Mahmood Fakhro is leaving tonight for Trinidad to make various arrangements for the national team ahead of the 2006 World Cup playoffs. Bahrain clash with Trinidad and Tobago in a two-leg playoff for a place in next year's World Cup to be held in Germany.
The first-leg is set for November 12 at Port-of-Spain while the second-leg will be played at the National Stadium four days later.
Fakhro will be finalising Bahrain team's boarding and training facilities ahead of the team's arrival on November 8 or 9.
Bahrain, meanwhile, continued preparations at the National Stadium under coach Luka Peruzovic of Belgium.
Two of the 11 Bahrain professionals, Talal Yousef and Hussain Baba, have already joined training while nine others playing in the Qatari league are expected by tomorrow, according to team manager Abdulrazzaq Mohammed.
"Once the remaining nine professionals arrive from Qatar, we will finalise our travelling arrangements. In all probability, we will be leaving on November 6 or 7," added Mohammed.
"The team will continue training through the Eid holidays and the only injury worry right now is that of Rashid Al Dossary who has a knee problem."
Both Bahrain and Trinidad are battling for their first-ever ticket to the World Cup.