Jano Ananidze will not be able to play against Spain in the qualifying round of World Cup 2014.
According to the website of Georgian Football Federation, the midfielder of “Rostov” will not play because of personal problem. After the match against the Dutch youth team Ananidze had to stay with his family.
The football player made a comment for the website of the federation.
“I have a very tough situation in my family and I have to stay in Georgia. I am not that player who can deny playing for the Georgian team due to minor problem. I have not done it before and will not do in future as well. I always feel love from fans. It is a great happiness for me to play for the national team. However, today my family is in tough situation and I have to support it. I want to highlight that I stayed in Georgia because of my family”.
The Georgian national team has been practicing in Albacete for the last two days.
Temur Ketsbaia gathered the team for Spain on 8 October. The team is in Albacete with 20 players. Yesterday the team held two practices on “Albacete” training base. All players feel healthy. Bachana Tskhadadze, player of “Inter” Baku, and Shota Grigalashvili, player of “Anorthosis”, will join the team today.
Here are 22 called up players for the match against Spain:
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (“Dinamo Tbilisi), Nukri Revishvili (“Dila”, Gori), Roin Kvaskhvadze (“Zestafoni”).
Defenders: Ucha Lobzhanidze (“Dnipro”, Ukraine), Akaki Khubutia (“Mordovia”, Russia), Guram Kashia (“Vitesse”, Holland), Giorgi Khidesheli (“Torpedo”, Kutaisi), Davit Kvirkvelia (“Dinamo” Tbilisi), Gulverd Tomashvili, Aleksandre Kvakhadze (both “Dila”, Gori), Giorgi Popkhadze (“Jagiellonia”, Poland), Mate Gvinianidze (“Sevastopol”, Ukraine).
Midfielders: Levan Khmaladze, Irakli Dzaria, Elguja Grigalashvili (all three “Dinamo” Tbilisi), Aleksandre Kobakhidze (“Dnipro”, Ukraine), Shota Grigalashvili (“Anorthosis”, Cyprus), Avtandil Ebralidze (“Gil Vicente”, Portugal).
Forwards: Vladimer Dvalishvili (“Legia”, Poland), Nikoloz Gelashvili (“Karabakh”, Azerbaijan), Bachana Tskhadadze (“Inter” Baku, Azerbaijan), Irakli Modebadze (“Dila”, Gori).
Jaba Kankava, Davit Targamadze and Gia Grigalava will not play because of disqualification.
The match between Spain and Georgia will start at 23:00 Tbilisi time on 15 October. Georgian Public Broadcaster will broadcast live.
German referees will judge the match. Florian Meyer will be the main referee.
Lasha Tabagari
