Idman.biz
An awareness session on combating match-fixing was held for the Azerbaijani national team consisting of football players under 17 years old by Naib Asadov, head of the AFFA Compliance and Anti-Match-Fixing Department, and UEFA's responsible person for combating match-fixing.
Idman.biz reports that the training took place at the National Teams Training Center in a format determined by UEFA competition rules.
At the beginning of the session, a short question-and-answer session 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 provided about the concept of match-fixing, the essence of these actions, and possible consequences. Discussions were held on real events, and statistical indicators and videos were shown.
Within the framework of the training, the topics of "Risks of betting activity and illegal acts", "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" were also explained.
At the end of the session, the football players asked questions about the topic and were answered by the coach.
