Norwegian squad announced

NorwayThe Norwegian national team manager, Egil Olsen, announced the squad for the upcoming friendly match against Macedonia.

Olsen called up 24 players but 4 of them will only be available for the World Cup qualifier against Albania which will be played before the friendly against Macedonia. As Norway U21 will participat at the U21 EURO starting from 5 June, Markus Henriksen, Håvard Nordtveit, Valon Berisha and Joshua King will leave the squad and won’t face Macedonia. The squad misses few regular players like John Arne Riise, Vadim Demidov, Bjørn Helge Riise and Mohammed Abdellaoue.

The Norwegian squad with only those available for the friendly against Macedonia:

Rune Almenning Jarstein – Viking Norway
André Hansen – Odd Norway
Sten Michael Grytebust – Aalesund Norway

Brede Hangeland – Fulham England
Kjetil Wæhler – Göteborg Sweden
Tom Høgli – Club Brugge Belgium
Espen Ruud – Odense Denmark
Tore Reginiussen – Rosenborg Norway
Kim André Madsen – Strømsgodset Norway
Lars Christopher Vilsvik – Strømsgodset Norway
Ruben Kristiansen – Tromsø Norway

Christian Grindheim – Vålerenga Norway
Daniel Omoya Braaten – Toulouse Norway
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen – Tromsø Norway
Per Ciljan Skjelbred – Hamburger SV Germany
Ardian Gashi – Helsingborg Sweden
Magnus Lekven – Esbjerg Denmark

Erik Huseklepp – Brann Norway
Tarik Elyounoussi – Rosenborg Norway
Alexander Toft Søderlund – Haugesund Norway

Norway will host Macedonia on 11 June at the Ulevaal Stadium in Oslo.

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