Offsideplus.az gathered from Sport24 that former national team striker Farrukh Ismaylov was appointed to the post. 

The 42-year-old specialist has previously been the head coach of Nefchi's U-16 team. 

The department at AFFA was headed by Jahangir Hasanzadeh, who played with Ismaylov for many years and will work as the technical director of the association. Hasanzadeh, 41, replaces Bernhard Lippert, a longtime German specialist