The Macedonian national team under 17 will host the qualifying tournament for the elite phase of the European Championship qualifiers from October 8 to 14 in Strumica.
Our team is in a group with Hungary, the Czech Republic and Gibraltar.
The coach of the U-17 national team, Vlatko Kolev, will count on the following players for the qualifying matches:
Goalkeepers: Luka Grčevski (FC Crvena Zvezda, Serbia), Amin Sulovic (Skopje)
Defense: Filip Cvetkovski (Vardar), Marko Ivanov (Koper, Slovenia), Mateja Masev (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia), Gregorian Mihajlovski (Servette, Switzerland), Nikola Mitev (Sassuolo, Italy)
Middle row: Amer Bajrami (Workers), Alek Cedomirski (Macedonia GP), Andrej Cvetkovski (Vardar), Martin Dzhangarovski (Macedonia GP), Jasmin Gjorgiev Luka (Vardar), Luka Knezevic (Macedonia GP), Blendy Ljaca (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Erdin Mamuti (Rabotnicki), Mihail Mitrevski (Macedonia GP)
Attack: Fadil Islamović (Zagreb Curatorship, Croatia), Marko Mirchevski (Ohrid Lychnidos), Vasko Papaliski (FC Park), Jakov Stojkovski (SC Paderborn 07, Germany)
"We are looking forward to a qualifying tournament that we are hosting and I hope that the boys will give their best in the matches against Hungary, the Czech Republic and Gibraltar and represent Macedonia worthily."
Of course, we leave the role of favorites to the Czechs and Hungarians, but we also have a respectable squad, in which if everyone gives their maximum and with a little luck, anything is possible.
We hope for a positive result.
I am glad that all the players responded to the call, including those who are playing abroad. On Sunday we travel to Strumica, where we will prepare in a peaceful atmosphere for the first match on Wednesday against Hungary.
"I believe in these young footballers, they have great potential and with the right approach they can take a step forward in their development and delight our audience."
The Macedonian national team opens the tournament against Hungary on October 8th (1:00 PM), on October 11th we will face the Czech Republic (1:00 PM), and the final match is against Gibraltar on October 14th (1:00 PM).
