The Albania U-17 football national team will play two friendly matches against Italy. The games will take place on August 12 and 14 at the Coverciano Sports Center, Italy.

These matches will serve as the first tests for the new U-17 coach, Fatjon Tafaj, who will evaluate the selected players.

The first match will kick off on August 12 at 18:00, followed by the second on August 14 at 11:00.

These friendlies will prepare the team for the first-round qualifiers of the UEFA U-17 European Championship “Estonia 2026.”

Albania is drawn in Group 8 alongside Croatia, the Netherlands, and Kazakhstan.

All matches of this mini-tournament will be held in Croatia on November 11, 14, and 17, 2025.

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