New Albanian national team coach Cristian Panucci called up a 24 players squad for the upcoming qualifiers against Macedonia and Liechtenstein.
Albania hosts Liechtenstein on 2 September, while three days later will visit Macedonia. Igor Angelovski already announced the Macedonian squad
earlier last week, while his Italian colleague did the same today. He summoned 24 players of which only one from the domestic league. For the first time in the squad is Ohrid-born Valon Ahmedi who deserved a call with his great form in Slovenian champion Maribor. Besides him, there are two other debutantes in Hysen Memolla and Iván Balliu who is half Albanian and half Catalan. Both are defenders.
Etrit Berisha – Atalanta 
Thomas Strakosha – Lazio
Alban Hoxha – Partizani 
Ansi Agolli – Qarabağ 
Mërgim Mavraj – Hamburger SV 
Eseid Hysaj – Napoli
Berat Gjimshiti – Benevento
Arlind Ajeti – Crotone
Frédéric Veseli – Empoli
Iván Balliu Campeny – Metz 
Hysen Memolla – Hajduk 
Andi Lila – Giannina 
Jahmir Hyka – San Jose Earthquakes 
Odise Roshi – Akhmat 
Migjen Basha – Bari
Amir Abrashi – Freiburg
Burim Kukeli – Sion 
Ledian Memushaj – Pescara
Liridon Latifi – Puskás Akadémia 
Eros Grezda – Osijek
Armando Sadiku – Legia 
Sokol Cikalleshi – Başakşehir 
Azdren Llullaku – Tobol 
Valon Ahmedi – Maribor 
The match will be played at the Mladost stadium in the city of Strumica with a kick-off at 20.45 CET.