The Macedonian U19 national team will play two friendly matches against their counterparts from Albania.

The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) announced today that the U19 national team will host Albania U19 on the 11th of February in Struga at 13.00 CET, and then two days later Albania U19 will play at home against Macedonia U19 in Pogradec at 12.00 CET.

Here are the called up players for Macedonia U19:

Dushan Djordjev – Crvena Zvezda
Filip Ilikj – Metalurg

Nikola Ristevski – Vardar
Kostadin Zajkov – Miravci
Alex Simovski – Hammarby
Goran Terziev – Gorica
Boris Dobrikj – Radnički Kragujevac
Besart Krivanjeva – Metalurg

Petar Krstikj – Sloga Leskovac
Armend Dalipi – Osijek
Dejan Angov – Svoboda
Tihomir Kostadinov – Tiverija
Todor Nikolovski – Rabotnichki

Benjamin Demir – Teteks
Mihajlo Jakimovski – Metalurg
Daniel Krezikj – Häcken
Faton Ziberi – St. Gallen
Sabahudin Alomerovikj – Makedonija Gjorche Petrov

This team, led by manager Mario Vujovikj, will use these friendlies as preparation for the qualifications for the U19 European Championship in 2015. For that, Macedonia is in a group alongside Liechtenstein, Bosnia-Herzegovina and France.

“n the past period we played several matches which allowed us to see the potential that we possess. We saw more then 200 footballers with an aim to create a solid base of 25-30 players. We will now give a chance to many players who are playing abroad. I hope everyone realizes that we are now creating the best 18 that will feature in the Qualification Tournament” Mario Vujovikj mentioned in a statement on FFM’s website.