The draw of the European U-21, Albania in group E with 6 very strong rivals

Coach Alban Bushi has the right to be scared after learning yesterday the European draw for the age of up to 21 years old, as the goggles were given to him in a group of very strong rivals. Of course, each team will play its own chances, including Albania, but after this draw, the new red and blacks do not seem to be favorites in the group. thus, the lot cast today at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland has also determined the 9 component groups of the 2025 European Championship qualifiers for this age group. Albania U-21 has been drawn in Group E along with Romania, Switzerland, Finland, Montenegro and Armenia. According to the UEFA calendar, the European U-21 qualifying stage match will start on March 20, 2023 and will end on October 15, 2024. We remember that the two heads of the group are Romania and Switzerland, two teams that will also be engaged in the finals of the European 2023 in the months of June-July. In order to determine the dates, times and venues where the group matches will be played, AFL representatives will discuss with their Group E counterparts to decide the final calendar. Looking at the composition of the group, Albania U-21 of coach Alban Bushi will aim to qualify for the final stage of the tournament, which will be played in 2025 in Slovakia. 53 countries participate in the qualifiers divided into 7 groups of 6 teams and 2 groups of 5 teams. Albania U-21 was positioned in 36th place in UEFA. The nine teams ranked in the first places of the groups at the end of the qualifying stage together with the three best second places go directly to the final stage of the tournament. While the other six second places will face each other in the "play-off" phase to secure the last three tickets for the final of the tournament. The matches of the "play-off" stage will be played on November 11-19, 2024.