Gabala U12 are going to play in the Izmir Cup in Turkey fixed to April 5 to 8. The Gabala Football Academy’s head coach Halim Ficici, assistant coaches Shahruz Mustafayev and Elchin Rzazadeh believe in sixteen footballers: Ali Tahirov, Islam Abdulazizov, Ilkin Budagov, Elnur Mustafayev, Mahir Mehdiyev, Sanan Masimov, Jeyhun Baghirzadeh, Nurlan Aghabayov, Juma Huseynov, Ziya Shakarkhanov, Hasan Nazarli, Samid Ahmadov, Murad Aghamaliyev, Sanan Zakariyyayev, Farid Isayev and Vusal Amirahmadov.

The red-black squad are amongst 56 teams joining the international tournament. In the Group A, Gabala will face Manchester City (England), Alkmaar (Netherlands), Galatasaray, Caykur Rizaspor, Karasu and Altay (all from Turkey). Our team will meet Caykur in the opener Rizaspor before facing Karasu. Then they will play against Manchester City and Galatasaray in the fourth tour before going to have a rest in the 5th game. And in the last tour, Gabala will come on against Altay and Alkmaar. The next stage opponents will come out after the group stage ranks will be all clear.