A lawyer for Melbourne-based refugee Hakeem AlAraibi, who is detained in Thailand, says his home country of Bahrain is yet to lodge a formal extradition request with Bangkok.

The Criminal Court has scheduled an extradition hearing on Tuesday for a former member of the Bahrain national football team, now wanted political crimes.

The Criminal Court on Tuesday approved the detention of a Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia for another 60 days, as Bahrain seeks his extradition.

Red notice against Bahraini refugee and professional football player who lives in Australia only issued on 8 November

Bangkok (AFP) - A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention in Thailand as he awaits possible extradition, a Bangkok court said Tuesday, as campaigners say they fear he could be "tortured" if returned to the Gulf state.

Two weeks after he was first detained, Football Federation Australia releases its first public statement on the plight of a Melbourne refugee and footballer who fears being tortured if he is extradited from Thailand to Bahrain.