Georgian National Football Team started preparation for holding qualifying match of European Championship 2012 against Greece on September 3 in Athen. Team is training in “Allegra Sport Centre” in Nicozia.
According to Nika Chkheidze technical director of Georgian Football Federation, some football player have already left for Cyprus from Tbilisi, those are: Gogita Gogua (“Spartak” Nalchik, Russia), Davit Siradze (“Spartak” Nalchik, Russia), Aleksandre Amisulashvili (“Kayser” Turkey), Lasha Salukvadze (“Rubin”, Russia), Davit Kvirkvelia(“Anj”, Russia), Jano Ananidze (“Spartak”, Russia), Nika Gelashvili (“Zestaponi”), Tornike Afciauri (“Zestaponi”), Aleksandre Koshkadze (“Dinamo” Tbilisi), Giorgi Loria (“Dinamo” Tbilisi), Grigol Bediashbvili (“Olimp”). Malkhaz Asatiani (‘Lokomotiv”, Russia), Lado Dvalishvili (“Maccab” Haifa, Israel), Giorgi Merabishvili (“Vojvodina, Serbia), Kakha Kaladze (AC “Milan” Italy), Aleksandre Iashvili (“Karlsruher” Germany), Mate Gvinianidze (“1860 München”, Germany)  joined team in Nicozia. According to Chkheidze yesterday at midnight they were waiting for Zurab Khizanishvili (“Blackbern”, England), as for Nukri Revishvili (“Anj”, Russia”, Levan Kobiashvili (“Herta”, Germany) and Ucha Lobjanidze (“Dnipro”, Ukraine) are to join team on thuersday.

As it is known, Ananidze missed last match of Russia Premier League against “Terek” Grozno, according to Chkheidze it was football player’s decision. He suffered from groin a little and decided to rest, club also helped him in it.
National Team held first training on Monday at 19:30. On Monday team is to leave for Athen in the morning at 11:00 from Cyprus. In the evening is to hold training in  Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (Pireás (Piraeus)), where is to be held first qualifying round match of European Championship on September 3.

           Lasha Tabagari