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Irakli Khvedeliani

Football Manager

March 29, 2025

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Another Productive Visit – Ivory Coast

From 24 – to 30 March 2025 I was invited to the African city of Abidjan (Ivory Coast). The invitation was received personally from the President of the Alliance Football ClibAbobo – Mr. Doumbia. During these days, we held a small tournament for young footballer playerss to discover and open new talents. Also attended the…

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March 11, 2025

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Attended Match: Antalyaspor 2:1 Çaykur Rizespor

On March 8, in the city of Antalya, I attended the match of the 28th round of the Turkish Super League between Antalyaspor and Çaykur Rizespor The game turned out to be very spectacular and we saw dramatic last minutes – where the fate of the match was practically decided and the winner of this…

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February 19, 2025

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Attended Match: Çaykur Rizespor 1:2 Galatasaray

In the Turkish city of Rize, I attended the Turkish Super League match between local Çaykur Rizespor and Galatasaray. The match turned out to be very interesting and spectacular. Before this match, Çaykur Rizespor had in a row 9 home matches without defeats. I would like to thank my sincere friend Hakan Yavuz, who invited…

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February 13, 2025

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Working meeting in Güneysu, Turkey

On February 8th, we played a friendly match in Güneysu, Turkey.After the match, I had the opportunity to meet with Rize Governor Ihsan Selim Baydaş, Güneysu Mayor Rifat Ozer and Güneysu Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports Akif Kalça.I thank everyone for today and believe that our cooperation will continue in the future.

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January 24, 2025

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International Children’s Tournament in Rize

On January 21-22 an international youth football tournament was held in the Turkish city of Rize. 8 clubs participated in the tournament: Çaykur Rizespor, Dinamo Batumi, Çayelispor, West Georgia, Pazarspor, Portus Batumi, Artvin Hopaspor & Black Sea Batumi I am proud that I managed to unite friends around one idea, and the team from Batumi…

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January 5, 2025

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Working visit to the city of Rize (Türkiye)

2025 is starting off very productively. On January 3-4, a meeting was held in Rize (a Black Sea city in Turkey) with local football functionaries. As part of this trip, we visited the Academy of the Rizespor Football Club, got acquainted with the philosophy of the academy, how they work & agreed on future cooperation….

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December 30, 2024

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Interview with Zambian BolaNews

European Scout Tips Zambian Players On How To Break Into Europe Irakli Khvedeliani said Zambia has talent but there was a need to tie some loose ends. Georgian football manager and scout Irakli Khvedeliani says there is a need to exchange programs between Zambian academies and those in Europe in a bid to develop players…

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December 27, 2024

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Productive visit – Zambia (Lusaka)

The end of 2024 turned out to be quite interesting. I was honored to receive an invitation from Mulambo Haimbe (Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Zambia) to be part of the Scouting Tournament In Lusaka City. The main mediator of this project was FIFA licensed agent Mwanza Banda. December 21-25 turned out…

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November 11, 2024

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Karadeniz Football Days

On 09.11.2024 in the city of Rize, I attended the match of the 12th round of the Turkish Super League. People from two different cities of Black Sea have been waiting for this day for a long time, to watch the Karadeniz Derby again. The match between Çaykur Rizespor and Trabzonspor turned out to be…

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