For the non FIFA window in which Macedonia will play a friendly was already known that the squad list will be compiled of domestic based players.

photo by FFM: coach Milevski

National team coach Blagoja Milevski announced a 21 player squad for the upcoming friendly match against Saudi Arabia on neutral venue in Abu Dhabi in the UAE scheduled for the 22nd this month.

Of the 11 teams that participate in the Macedonian top flight this season, Milevski included players from 7 of them. Holders Shkupi and Shkendija give 3 players, leaders Struga and Rabotnichki 2, Akademija Pandev, Bregalnica and Makedonija GjP 1 each. There are no players from Sileks, Tikvesh, Pobeda and Skopje.

Milevski said that he wanted to include Martin Mirchevski (TSC ), Marko Simonovski (Drita ), Sefer Emini (SønderjyskE ), Tomche Grozdanovski (ViOn ) and keeper Bekim Redjepi (Partizani ), but their clubs opted not to release them for this non FIFA window friendly.

Kristijan Naumovski – Shkupi
Kostadin Zahov – Shkendija
Igor Aleksovski – Rabotnichki

Darko Velkovski – Al-Ettifaq
Egzon Bejtulai – Shkendija
Mario Mladenovski – Shkupi
Kristijan Toshevski – Tirana
Bojan Ilievski – Makedonija GjP
Zija Merdjani – Struga
Vladica Brdarovski – Shkupi

Ivan Nikolov – Breghalnica
Ali Adem – Shkupi
Ferhan Hasani – Shkendija
Bunjamin Shabani – Struga
Bojan Dimoski – Akademija Pandev

Besart Ibraimi – Struga
Vlatko Stojanovski – Shkendija
Ljupcho Doriev – Shkendija
Kristijan Trapanovski – Shkupi
Metodi Maksimov – Rabotnichki
Martin Stojanov – Septemvri

The national team will start gathering on the 17th and will train at the Petar Miloshevski training center in Skopje. The flight for Abu Dhabi will be on the 18th.