Jankovic is the favorite to become the head coach of the national football team. Photo/Xinhua
New Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Xiao) With the national team of all age groups assembling and preparing for war, the selection of the Chinese men's national football team has also made progress.On February 13th and 14th, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) held a meeting on the selection of the national football team in Foshan. Now Asian Games head coach Yankovic is unanimously recognized and is expected to take over the coaching stamp.
CFA held a national soccer team coach selection meeting in Foshan, precisely because the Asian Games train in Foshan, the head of the management of the National Football Association and Xu Genbao, Shen Xiangfu and other members of the Football Association Technical Committee expert group can visit the team training and warm-up matches. in the afternoon of February 13th, the Asian Games and the Chinese B-team Dandong Tengyue played a 70-minute warm-up match, and the two sides shook hands with 1-1. That evening, Yankovic received a group interview with the group of experts. It is understood that the panel unanimously recognized Jankovic's coaching ability. After the necessary process, CFA will officially announce the results of the coach selection.
The national soccer team has not been able to focus since the end of the top 12 last March. 2023, the national team faces the task of completing a team restructuring urgently as they face the Asian Cup and the second stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round of 36 in Asia. With no substantial progress made since the end of last year, the CSKA has been forced to capitalize on its internal potential, with Jankovic, who performed well at the Dubai Cup and the East Asian Cup last year, emerging as a popular candidate.
As per the plan, the national soccer team and the Asian Games will travel to New Zealand in March to play two warm-up matches against the New Zealand national team and the U23s. By then, the Asian Games will need to choose a new head coach if Jankovic is confirmed to take over as national soccer coach India.
The Asian Games have traveled from Guangzhou to Dubai on the afternoon of February 14, and Jankovic will continue to lead the team's preparations until his official appointment is announced.
