Turkey was no option for me – Aras Ozbilis
13:25 10 November, 2012I chose the national team of Armenia because I consider myself to be an Armenian, national squad and Russia’s FC Kuban of Krasnodar midfielder Aras Ozbilis stated.
“Turkey was not an option for me. I had to choose between the national teams of Armenia and Holland.
When I was playing at [FC] Ajax [of Amsterdam], they invited me to the Dutch national youth team, but I chose Armenia’s national squad. I made that decision with my heart. I decided to play for Armenia’s team because I consider myself to be an Armenian.
We are in a difficult group in the [2014] World Cup [Brazil] qualifying stage, but we can fight for a qualification,” 22-year-old Aras Ozbilis told Sportbox.
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