The head coach of the Azerbaijani national team, Fernando Santos, did not attend the press conference before the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine.

Offsideplus.az reports that AFFA Secretary General Jahangir Farajullayev appeared at the conference and announced the termination of the contract with the Portuguese specialist.

The team will be temporarily coached by the head coach of our U-21 team, Aykhan Abbasov.