North Macedonia names football squad for Mediterranean Games
Coach Aleksandar Tanevski selected the U20 squad; North Macedonia drawn with Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey.
North Macedonia has announced its football squad for the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy. Coach Aleksandar Tanevski confirmed he will take the under-20 selection to the tournament, keeping the national representation at youth level.
Group opponents and match dates
The team will compete in a group with Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The fixtures are scheduled as follows: Tunisia (22.08), Turkey (24.08) and Morocco (26.08).
For the Taranto programme Tanevski called the following players:
Goalkeepers: Stefan Jovanoski (Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic), David Iloski (Pelister).
Defence: Zlatko Radeski (Teteks), Adis Murati (Bashkimi), David Golubov (Detonit), Luka Atanasovski (Teteks), Andrej Velkov (Tikvesh), Andrej Murdzeski (Skopje).
Midfield: Omar Berovic (Skopje), Nikola Manojlov (Sileks), Viktor Delov (Belasica), Emir Shabotic (Detonit), Harun Nezirovski (Helsingborg).
Attack: Dimitar Danev (Vardar), Salim Arifi (Mitrovica), Marko Nikolovski (Ohrid Lihnidos), David Mateski (Ohrid Lihnidos), Andrej Stojanovski (Skopje).
The Mediterranean Games in Taranto take place in August and September 2026, and the football tournament is one of the disciplines on the competition programme.
Photo: press material from the event
