Vorskla and Arsenal players may have problems with Europa League matches in Azerbaijan

31 August 2018, 23:10 | Sports
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Arsenal midfielder Heinrich Mkhitaryan and Vorskla midfielder Gegham Kadimyan may not play in the away matches of the Europa League against Garabagh.

The fact is that the entry of ethnic Armenians into Azerbaijan since 1994.

In addition, the pass to Azerbaijan is denied to everyone who visited Nagorno-Karabakh, and Mkhitaryan came there in 2012, playing for the Donetsk "Shakhtar".

UEFA has promised to help in this matter, but it is still unknown if it will work out.



"This is a standard procedure when UEFA sends official letters to national associations, football clubs and embassies of countries in order to help players to obtain an appropriate visa for participating in tournaments under the auspices of UEFA," the Sport24 press service of the organization.

It should be noted that in 2015 Mkhitaryan did not go to Azerbaijan to match Dortmund "Borussia" with "Gabala".

In addition to "Arsenal", "Vorskla" and "Garabagh" in Group E will play "Sporting". Matches start on September, 20th.

Recall, in Baku will be the final match of the League of Europe-2019.




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