Arda Okan sadness in Göztepe

Before the National Team's match against Belgium, which will be played in the UEFA Nations A League on Thursday, November 12 at Isonem Park Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Göztepe residents followed coach Sergen Yalçın's announcement of the squad with great excitement. However, Arda Okan, who was expected to wear the crescent-star jersey for weeks, could not find a place in the squad. It was reported that Arda Okan, who previously played for the Albania U19 National Team, received an invitation from the crescent-star players, but his files could not reach FIFA. Göztepe football fans reacted to the situation on virtual media.

THE DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN REACHED

Göztepe Honorary President Mehmet Sepil also made a statement about Arda Okan Kurtulan not being able to join the national team. Stating that Arda Okan was called by the national team officials, Mehmet Sepil said, "Arda Okan was called by the national team officials the other day. Since he had previously played in the Albania U19 National Team, he was told that he should officially choose the Turkish National Team. Arda, of course, declared that he preferred our national team. Due to some procedures not being completed, Arda could not be included in the squad for the matches only in Belgium and France. From now on, if Arda receives an invitation to the national team, he will wear the jersey of the Turkish National Team." he said.

STARS WILL BE IN IZMIR

In the Türkiye-Belgium match, the star names of European and World football will meet in Izmir. While the squad of our crescent-star team includes names that represent our country in Europe's giant clubs such as Arda Güler, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Zeki Çelik, goalkeeper Berke Özer, who plays for Lille and was not included in the squad due to leaving the national team camp, will be in the team in his hometown Izmir. Coach Sergen Yalçın, who will play his first match; He did not include 10 players who were in the squad in the last UEFA Nations League matches, such as Kerem Aktürkoğlu and İrfancan Kahveci, in the squad for the Belgium and France matches. Kerem had previously scored a hat-trick in the Gürsel Aksel Stadium with the national jersey.

In addition to veteran star Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian National Team's squad included Romelu Lukaku, who plays for Fenerbahçe, and Leandro Trossard, who plays for Beşiktaş. Tickets for the match that will bring our star and crescent team together with the people of Izmir at Gürsel Aksel Stadium after 2 years are on sale at prices ranging from 1,000 TL to 3,000 TL. The national team will be in Izmir on Wednesday, one day before the match, and will do their post-match training in Izmir and go to this country directly from Adnan Menderes Airport for the away game against France on Friday, November 13th.