Elnur Mammadli, head of the AFFA press service, commented on the restriction of the activities of the "Gabala" Football Academy.
Idman.biz reports that the official of the national association made a statement to "Report" about this.
He stated that at the meeting of the AFFA Executive Committee held in June 2024, a decision was made to allocate 700,000 manats for a period of one year to the Gabala club for the purpose of maintaining the academy and infrastructure: "At the same meeting, the holding of training camps of the Azerbaijani national teams of various age groups in Gabala was planned to support the "Gabala" club. The last part of 700,000 manats was transferred to the club's account at the end of May. In addition, training camps of our national teams of almost all age groups have been organized in Gabala during the year. Even international friendly matches of our national teams in lower age groups were held in Gabala. From September 2024 to June 2025, 265,918 manats were spent on training camps of national teams consisting of lower age groups in Gabala, which was also aimed at supporting the "Gabala" club. Before the match of the A national team with Estonia last November, a lot of money was spent on repair works and reconstruction of the sound system at the Gabala city stadium."
It should be noted that the "Gabala" club announced yesterday that the activities of the academy were restricted.