Hector Cuper announces a 24-player squad for North Korea and Qatar friendlies

Surprisingly, the 62-year-old has called up more goalkeepers than strikers as 4 goalkeepers and 3 strikers were invited to national team.

Uzbekistan national football team

Goalkeepers

Ignatiy Nesterov (“Lokomotiv”)

Eldor Suyunov (“Pakhtakor”)

Botirali Ergashev (“Navbahor”)

Utkir Yusupov (“Kokand-1912”)

Defenders:

Egor Krimets (“Pakhtakor”)

Anzur Ismoilov (“Lokomotiv”)

Sherzod A’zamov (“Pakhtakor”)

Doston Tursunov (“Neftchi”)

Oleg Zoteev (“Lokomotiv”)

Vladimir Kozak (“Pakhtakor”)

Akmal Shorahmedov (“Pakhtakor”)

Davron Hoshimov (“Navbahor”)

Midfielders:

Odil Hamrobekov (“Nasaf”)

Aziz Haydarov (“Bunyodkor”)

Jaloliddin Masharipov (“Pakhtakor”)

Javohir Sidiqov (“Kokand-1912”)

Ikrom Aliboev (“Lokomotiv”)

Odil Ahmedov (“Shanghai SIPG”, Chinese Super League)

Eldor Shomurodov (“Rostov”, Russian Premier League)

Otabek Shukurov (“Sharjah”, UAE Arabian Gulf League)

Doston Hamdamov (“Anzhi”, Russian Premier League)

Strikers:

Ivan Nagaev (“Kizilkum”)

Marat Bikmaev (“Lokomotiv”)

Husniddin Gofurov (“Lokomotiv”)