Armenia coach Yeghishe Melikyan has selected 28 players for the final Group C2 matches. Eduard Spertsyan misses out through injury as Armenia hosts Cyprus and visits Latvia.
Armenia coach Yeghishe Melikyan named 28 players on 6 November for the national team’s final Nations League Group C2 matches, Armsport reported, citing the Football Federation of Armenia’s press service. Midfielder Vahan Bichakhchyan has since said he cannot join them as he rebuilds his fitness after injury.
Armenia hosts Cyprus on 12 November and visits Latvia on 15 November.
The Football Federation of Armenia said Eduard Spertsyan, Henry Avagyan, Sergey Muradyan, Julio Bueno and Finn Geragousian would miss the squad through injury, Armsport said. The federation distinguished their absences from those of Erik Simonyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan and Bichakhchyan, who had recently recovered from injuries but were not yet fully match-fit.
Bichakhchyan, who plays for Legia Warsaw, said he had recently returned to the field and needed to manage his workload, particularly because his injury had already recurred. He said he aims to increase his club playing time gradually to regain match fitness and help Armenia again.
Melikyan’s selections, listed by position and club, are:
Under UEFA’s rules, the League C group winner moves up to League B. The runner-up enters a promotion playoff against a fourth-placed League B team; the teams finishing third and fourth stay in League C. UEFA says the arrangements reflect the competition’s move to 3 leagues of 18 teams each for 2028/29.
If Armenia finishes second, its promotion playoff is scheduled for 25–30 March 2027.
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The paragraph adds Bichakhchyan’s confirmation that he will miss the matches and his explanation of his recovery.
