Azerbaijan national football team head coach Aykhan Abbasov has announced his squad for the upcoming friendly and UEFA Nations League matches.
As reported by İdman.Biz, the squad was announced by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA).
The 30-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Aydin Bayramov (Zira), Ravan Mirzammadov (Sabah), Emil Balayev (Neftchi).
Defenders: Badavi Huseynov (Qarabag), Murad Khachayev (Neftchi), Jalal Huseynov (Petrolul, Romania), Anton Krivotsyuk (Daejeon Hana, South Korea), Rahil Mammadov (Turan Tovuz), Elvin Badalov (Neftchi), Rahman Dashdamirov (Sabah), Toral Bayramov (Bursaspor, Türkiye), Tellur Mutallimov (Sabah), Rufat Abbasov (Neftchi).
Midfielders: Jeyhun Nuriyev (Araz-Nakhchivan), Edgar Adilkhanov (Shamakhi), Emin Mahmudov (Neftchi), Farid Yusifli (Shafa), Rahim Sadikhov (Turan Tovuz), Rufat Abdullazade (Kiryat Shmona, Israel), Emil Safarov (Neftchi), Abdulla Khaybulayev (Sabah), Aleksey Isayev (Sabah), Oruj Mammadov (Shamakhi), Aykhan Huseynov (Zira), Anatoli Nuriyev (Kisvarda, Hungary).
Forwards: Mustafa Ahmadzada (Araz-Nakhchivan), Vusal Isgandarli (Malisheva, Kosovo), Musa Gurbanli (Qarabag), Mahir Emreli (Rakow, Poland), Renat Dadashov (FSC Bukovyna, Ukraine).
Azerbaijan will begin the international window with a friendly against Tajikistan at the 8th km Stadium on September 23 at 20:00 Baku time.
Abbasov’s side will then turn their attention to the UEFA Nations League, facing Lithuania at the Darius and Girenas Stadium on September 27 at 17:00, before hosting Liechtenstein at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium on October 1 at 20:00.
Azerbaijan will conclude the international window with another Nations League match against Lithuania at the 8th km Stadium on October 4 at 17:00.
