Gabala youth from 1997 (U-15) are going to training camp in Donetsk, Ukraine from 9 to 16 March. The pace comes out of the on-going collaboration between Gabala and Shakhtar, which was established during mutual visitations and signed by a protocol in January this year.

The delegation includes 25:

Ali Yavash (director of the Gabala Football Academy), Nail Karimov (Academy deputy director), Halim Ficici (coach), Eldaniz Suleymanov (assistant to coach), Ughur Kurt (keeper coach), Shabaddin Mammadov (physiotherapist), Elnur Afandiyev (administrator) and players- Aleksey Dedyukin, Yusif Shirinov, Bahlul Mustafazadeh, Aykhan Asadov, Chingiz Huseynov, Mirali Mammadzadeh, Magomed Guseynov, Orkhan Mehralizadeh, Yusif Nəbiyev, Ali Samadov, Emin Zamanov, Tural Mammadzayev, Sahil Mirzayev, Ulvu Iskandarov, Roman Huseynov, Vugar Alibabayev, Joshgun Suleymanov, Farid Asadli.

Gabala U-15 will be tested by three games during one week camp with Shakhtar U-15 (Sunday), Shkhtar's city branch (Tuesday) and Metallurgy U-15 (Thursday).

Our players will be stay at the Shakhtar's accommodation, and will have a chance to see Donbass Arena's infrastructure, which is of European-Class.

With coaching actions and meetings at the world's prominent football clubs, Gabala Academy is toiling to enrich their outlooks and grow them up to the professional level.

Shakhtar youth are also expected to visit Gabala in the future.