The statement came from the federation's spokesman Mahal Mammadov, Offsideplus.az reports.
According to him, the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers responded positively to AFFA's appeal. The national team will start training at the Baku Sports Palace on January 18.
In the first round of the qualifying round, the national team, which will host Slovakia on January 29, will visit Greece four days later.
The Slovakian team will arrive in Baku on a charter flight. According to the coordinator and manager of the local federation, Marek Kovacic, this option will reduce the time required to travel back and forth by 40 hours: "In this way, futsal players will be better prepared and able to adapt to their game."
The president of the federation, Dusan Dobosic, said that the decision was made because it was difficult to travel by regular flights. "It is true that this is an expensive option. But after some analysis, we decided to do it. We will save time. The 20-hour flight, forced breaks, The risk of infection and other factors could have a negative impact on the team. I believe that this decision will help us achieve our goal. "
The Azerbaijan-Slovakia match will start at 18:00.