Our National U-21 team will begin its preparations starting next Monday, November 9.
Our team is essentially beginning a new training cycle in preparation for its participation in the next phase of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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A significant number of players from our national team who participated in the 2025–2027 qualifiers, have reached the age limit for the U-21s, and Marios Nikolaou—along with many players who featured in the most recent official matches against Kosovo and San Marino, respectively, as well as players called up for the first time, will begin the effort to build a strong team for the upcoming matches.
The away friendly in Hungary on November 16 will certainly be particularly useful in this new beginning. Before the match in Hungary, the preparation schedule will also include a friendly against Olympiakos Nicosia.
The following players have been called up by our national team coach:
Ellas Syros: Nikolaos Koutsoudakis
Familiakos: Argyris Christodoulou
Krasava ENY: Andreas Georgiou, Panagiotis Aggelis
Luton: Zacharias Ioannidis
Watford: Gabriel George Ortelli
AEL: Kyriakos Kyriakou
Anorthosis: Dimitrios Tzoulis, Stavros Panagi
Ayia Napa: Stefanos Vassiliou
APEA Akrotiri: Anastasios Pisias
APOEL: Ioannis Avramidis, Konstantinos Poursaitidis, Savvas Michos
Aris: Michael Theodosiou
Digenis Akritas Morphou: Savvas Kontopoulos
Nea Salamina: Chrysis Evangelou
Omonia Aradippou: Andreas Nikolaou
Omonia Nicosia: Christos Konstantinidis
Paphos FC: Kosmas Ioannou
Spartakos Kitiou: Andreas Hatziefangelou, Christos Loukaidis
Chalkanoras: Euripides Pepis
Berkhamsted FC: Thomas Georgiou
The first practice will take place next Monday, November 9, 2026, at the Agia Paraskevi Municipal Stadium in Livadia. Coaching staff meet at 9:00 a.m., players meet at 9:30 a.m., and training begins at 10:30 a.m.
Training sessions will continue in Livadia on Tuesday and Wednesday, and on Thursday, a friendly match against Olympiakos Nicosia will take place in Peristerona.
The team will depart for Budapest on Saturday, November 14, 2026, and will return to Cyprus on Tuesday, November 17.
