Awareness session on match-fixing held for Azerbaijan U-17 national team

An awareness session on combating match-fixing was held for the Azerbaijan national team consisting of football players under 17 years old by Naib Asadov, Head of the AFFA Compliance and Anti-Match-Fixing Department, UEFA official for combating match-fixing.

"Report" reports with reference to the official website of the national association that the training took place at the Training and Training Center of National Teams based on the format defined in the UEFA competition rules.

At the beginning of the session, a short question-and-answer stage was held to check the participants' existing knowledge in this area. The U-17 members were explained the basic values of football and the principles of fair play, and detailed information was given about the concept of match-fixing, the essence of these actions and possible consequences. Discussions were held on real events, statistical indicators and videos were shown.

A number of topics were also explained within the framework of the training. These are the risks of betting activities and illegal actions, sanctions and their application mechanism, the essence of the changes made to the AFFA Disciplinary Code for the 2025/2026 football season regarding match-fixing. At the end of the session, the football players asked questions about the topic and were answered by the trainer.