Emirhan İlkhan and Yusuf Akçiçek were included in the A National Team candidate squad.

Beşiktaş football player Emirhan İlkhan and Yusuf Akçiçek, who plays for Al Hilal, one of the Saudi Arabian teams, were included in the candidate squad of the National Football Team.

In the statement made on the website of the Turkish Football Federation, "Emirhan İlkhan and Yusuf Akçiçek, who are in the candidate squad of the Ümit National Football Team, have been included in the candidate squad of our National Team, which will take the away exams in Belgium and Italy in the UEFA Nations League." It was said.

Emirhan and Yusuf played in the entire 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers match against Ukraine on September 26, in which Ümit National Football Team received a play-off visa with a 2-2 result.