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The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) writes in a press release on Sunday evening.
U21 boss Leif Gunnar Smerud leads the team, as TV 2 experienced on Sunday.
– Despite a special entry, I hope to meet the players who in a chaotic situation have responded with great good will to help the national team in a demanding situation. Now it’s about preparing to put in a good showing against Austria, says acting director of the national team, Leif Gunnar Smerud.
NFF announces that the team will perform during a digital press conference on Monday, something that can be seen live on tv2.no at 11am. With the exception of a player who has previously had the coronavirus, the squad is made up of players from foreign clubs, reports the football association.
Here you can see the list of people contacted:
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Initially, the NFF wanted players to travel directly to Vienna.
“It turned out too complicated when it comes to the entry of different countries to Austria, but also due to a more uncertain testing regime. So all the players travel to Norway and Gardermoen, take a direct flight to an airport hotel with under strict infection control regime, they undergo tests and travel together on Tuesday on charter flights to Vienna. This scheme has been approved by the Norwegian Health Directorate and the Ministry of Health, “the press release stated.
– These have been demanding evaluations, but now we are happy that the match can be played, both sportingly and out of consideration of our obligations to UEFA and the tournament in which we participate. The boys themselves and their clubs have been very positive to line up on short notice. to run this match, says NFF General Secretary Pål Bjerketvedt.
