Baku 16° C
AFFA launches legal procedures for 'Qarabag' midfielder to play for Azerbaijani national team
Football
- 28 February, 2017
- 08:24
Add Report.az to preferred Google sources
Stay up to date with the top news!
Baku. 28 February. REPORT.AZ/ AFFA (Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan) has launched legal procedures to nationalize 'Qarabag' FC player Richard Almeida and involve in the Azerbaijani national team.
Report informs citing AFFA's Facebook page, the process started after appeal of the Brazilian half-back. Almeida met with Secretary General Elkhan Mammadov at AFFA. He welcomed AFFA's proposal to play for the Azerbaijani national team.
Notably, Richard Almeida has been residing in Azerbaijan for 5 years. Under FIFA rules, in this case a player is allowed to play for the country's national team.
Author
AFFA "Qarabağ"ın legionerinin Azərbaycan millisində çıxış etməsi üçün hüquqi prosedurlara başlayıb
АФФА приступила к юридическим процедурам для выступления легионера "Карабаха" в национальной сборной Азербайджана
Latest News
11:20
European exchange gas prices rise 3%
Energy
11:06
Photo
ANAMA, Slovak Armed Forces discuss prospects for future co-op
Domestic policy
10:56
Ali Asadov hopes construction of Azerbaijani theater in Tbilisi will begin soon
Cultural policy
10:50
Asadov: Joint energy projects strengthen regional and European security
Foreign policy
10:47
Azerbaijan is Georgia's largest investor with nearly $4 billion, Asadov says
Foreign policy
10:45
Kobakhidze highlights energy cooperation with Azerbaijan
Region
10:43
Asadov: Ties with Georgia are a foreign policy priority for Azerbaijan
Foreign policy
10:41
Kobakhidze calls economic ties a pillar of Azerbaijan–Georgia partnership
Foreign policy
10:40
Photo
Azerbaijan–Georgia economic commission opens 11th meeting in Sighnaghi
Foreign policy