Sport24.az
"My wish is for all academies to operate and play a role in training football players for Azerbaijani football." These words were said by Aslan Karimov in his statement to Sport24.az.
The experienced specialist spoke about the limitation of the activities of the "Gabala" Football Academy:
"The restriction will harm the development of the players. This is to the detriment of Azerbaijani football as a whole. As a club, "Gabala" cannot be blamed. If there is a financial difficulty, we cannot say "it should not be done". The restriction will unequivocally harm "Gabala" and the development of children in that region. I cannot say the way out of this. Limiting the activities of Gabala's academy, which has such an infrastructure, is a financial issue. Therefore, it is impossible to interfere in the work of the club. I don't think it's right to blame the club management, the people working there. What can they do if there is no money? But unequivocally, the decision will affect the development of children's football in Azerbaijan."
It should be noted that the "Gabala" Football Academy announced yesterday that it has temporarily limited its activities.
