Our U-15 national team suffered its first defeat today in the tournament being held in Azerbaijan.
Cyprus is participating in the tournament as part of FIFA’s new global development program, the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival.
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In Monday’s first match, Cyprus lost 2-1 to Nigeria. We took the lead through Giorgos Christodoulou in the 12th minute, but the Nigerians came from behind to secure the victory.
Later today, our national team will face South Sudan (5:15 p.m.), and a win will secure first place in its group. It should be noted that all teams will continue their matches until October 30.
Results so far:
Cyprus – Jordan 2–1
Cyprus – Gambia 3–3
Cyprus – Pakistan 4-0
Cyprus – Nigeria 1-2
The team’s coach is Michalis Markou, assisted by Lambros Lambrou, and our team consists of Efrem Kyriakou, Andreas Zarvos, Georgios Hatzigeorgiou, Irineos Kyriazis, Konstantinos Markidis, Panagiotis Achilleos, Stavros Babalioutas, Markos Psintridis, Giannis Tsolakis, Christos Kyriakou, Orestis Stylianou, Iakovos Nikolaou, and Giorgos Christodoulou.
