Six Neftçi Players to Feature at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival

The squad for the Azerbaijan national team participating in the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, which will take place in Baku from 22 to 30 October, has been announced. Neftçi have contributed more players to the squad than any other club, with six members of the Black and Whites receiving call-ups: Emil Guliyev, Akbar Naghiyev, Kenan Azimov, Gafar Babayev, Said Bayramov and Subhan Alizadeh.

Azerbaijan will play their opening match of the tournament against Timor-Leste on 24 October at 19:30 at Crystal Hall. On 25 October, the national team will face Andorra at 12:45 and Australia at 19:30 at Pitch 10A of the Hovsan Competition Complex. On 26 October, they will take on Israel at 11:30 and Haiti at 18:15 at the same venue.

The tournament is expected to bring together young footballers from around the world, with 189 countries participating and nearly 1,000 matches scheduled.