New national team coach Blagoja Milevski today at noon revealed his first list of summoned players as Macedonia has three upcoming World Cup qualifying matches.

photo by Petr Stojanovski/FFM: Milevski at today’s press-conference

Milevski replaced Igor Angelovski after the 2020 EURO and will close the current 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in which all of the rest 7 matches will be played this autumn.

The past days it was topical the news of debutantes getting a call as revealed by their respective clubs. Milevski decided to give a fresh start to the national team and also included players like Adis Jahovic who were unwanted by his predecessor. Back in the squad are keeper Iliev, wingback Ashkovski and winger Gjorgjev, while debutantes are right back Todoroski, central defender Serafimov and attacker Miovski.

Midfielders Ademi and Nikolov are listed, however the are questionable. Ademi is still injured and it is unknown if he will be match ready for any of the games, while Nikolov is COVID-19 positive and until he get a negative test won’t be able to join the NT.

Stole Dimitrievski – Rayo Vallecano
Damjan Shishkovski – Doxa
Dejan Iliev – Sereď
Risto Jankov – Rabotnichki

Stefan Ristovski – Dinamo
Darko Velkovski – Rijeka
Visar Musliu – Fehérvár
Kire Ristevski – AEL
Ezgjan Alioski – Al-Ahli
Todor Todoroski – Radnički (N)
Stefan Ashkovski – Sepsi
Gjoko Zajkov – Levski
Nikola Serafimov – Zalaegerszeg

Elif Elmas – Napoli
Enis Bardhi – Levante
Stefan Spirovski – AEK
Tihomir Kostadinov – Ružomberok
Daniel Avramovski – Kayserispor
Boban Nikolov – Sheriff
Arian Ademi – Dinamo

Adis Jahovic – Göztepe
Milan Ristovski – Spartak
Bojan Miovski – MTK
Darko Churlinov – Schalke 04
Aleksandar Trajkovski – Mallorca
Nikola Gjorgjev – Grasshoppers

Macedonia first welcomes group leaders Armenia on the 2nd in Skopje, three days later faces Iceland away on the 5th, while will close the September matches at home against Romania on the Independence Day, 8 September.