Andrey Karpovich, the head coach of the Kazakhstan national team, has determined the circle of candidates who can be called up for the next play-offs of the League of Nations against Moldova, a bbabo.net correspondent reports. After the third round, the KPL will probably present the final list and the number of players will be significantly reduced.

Note that once again Alexander Merkel did not get into the national team. Also missing is striker Joao Paulo, who, according to some sources, received a Kazakh passport.

Expanded composition of the national team of Kazakhstan:

goalkeepers: Mukhammedzhan Seisen (Taraz) Stas Pokatilov (Aktobe), Alexander Zarutsky (Astana), Igor Shatsky (Shakhtar);

defenders: Yan Vorogovsky ("Molenbek"), Gafurzhan Suyumbaev ("Aksu"), Eskendir Kybyray, Temirlan Erlanov, Alibek Kasym, Dmitry Shomko, Yuriy Logvinenko (all - "Aktobe"), Sagadat Tursynbai ("Ordabasy"), Nuraly Alip (Zenit), Abzal Beisebekov (Astana), Samat Zharynbetov, Bagdat Kairov, Alexander Marochkin, Sergey Maly (all - Tobol), Nurlan Dairov (Taraz), Timur Dosmagambetov (Shakhtar), Marat Bystrov ("Akhmat");

midfielders: Askhat Tagybergen, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Vladislav Vasiliev (all - Tobol), Ramazan Orazov, Arman Kenesov (both - Aktobe), Aslan Darabaev, Islambek Kuat (Astana), Duman Narzildaev (Caspiy), Aibol Abiken, Yerkebulan Tungyshbaev (Aksu), Sultanbek Astanov (Kairat), Elkhan Astanov (Ordabasy), Abylaikhan Nazimkhanov (Shakhtar), Bauyrzhan Baitana (Taraz), Georgy Zhukov (Vistula) , Bakhtiyor Zainutdinov (CSKA);

forwards: Abat Aimbetov (Astana), Artur Shushenachev (Kairat), Alexey Shchetkin (Rotor), Roman Murtazaev (Shakhtar), Aibar Zhaksylykov (Tobol).

Recall that Andrei Karpovich was recently introduced as the new head coach of the Kazakhstan national team, replacing Talgat Baisufinov in this post. The 41-year-old specialist will prepare the team for the Nations League play-offs against Moldova, which will be held on March 24 (in Chisinau) and March 29 (in Nur-Sultan).

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