The Albanian Football Federation renews the contract with the coach of the National Team, Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior , as well as the two vice-coaches, Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod and Dorival Guidoni Junior .
The Communication Department of the AFL informs that the new contract with coach Silvinjo and his two assistants, Zabaleta and Dorival, will last until December 2025 and work will immediately begin for UEFA Nations League matches and UEFA Cup qualifiers. the world.
The first challenge is the UEFA Nations League, with this competition serving the technical staff to best prepare the team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
After the success achieved with the qualification in the European Championship "Germany 2024", now the main goal will be a historic qualification in the finals of the World Cup 2026.
Reaching the agreement and continuing the project shows the vision of the AFL to increase the level of the National team as much as possible with the main objective to achieve other historic successes in the future.
Under the direction of coach Silvinjo, the Albanian National Team has shown remarkable progress and stability. Albania qualified for the second time in history in a European Championship, where it showed a worthy and convincing performance in the qualifying meetings and also faced worthy opponents of high level in Euro 2024 against Italy, Croatia and Spain.
The renewal of the contract signifies the AFF's commitment to continuity and stability, while the ambitious journey towards the objective of a historic qualification for the 2026 World Cup begins.