V ASERBAIJAN V BELARWS

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ORDER YOUR TEAM’S KIT ONLINE GET STARTED IN THE ADIDAS LOCKER ROOM. LOCKERROOM.ADIDAS.CO.UK © 2019 adidas AG. adidas, the 3-Bars logo and the 3-Stripes mark are registered trademarks of the adidas Group. WELCOME FROM / GAIR O GROESO GAN RYAN GIGGS FC CYMRU IS BACK WITH NOSWAITH DDA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE NOSWAITH DDA BAWB A CHROESO I’N GEMAU YN FEATURES ON OUR UEFA AND WELCOME TO OUR MATCHES AGAINST ERBYN AZERBAIJAN A BELARWS. EURO 2020 QUALIFIER AZERBAIJAN AND BELARUS. AGAINST AZERBAIJAN Ar ôl colli yn erbyn Croatia a Hwngari, yn AND THE INTERNATIONAL Following the two defeats in Croatia and amlwg mae’r tri phwynt yn erbyn Azerbaijan CHALLENGE MATCH Hungary, we obviously need the three points yn hollbwysig. Er hynny, mae dal cryn dipyn AGAINST BELARUS, BOTH in our qualifier against Azerbaijan. However, o’r daith yn weddill ac rydw i’n cofio fy HERE IN CARDIFF. there is a long way to go and I remember my ymgyrch ragbrofol gystadleuol gyntaf i fel first competitive qualifying campaign as chwaraewr. Fe gollon ni dwy o’n tair gêm Gareth Bale captains a player. We lost two of our opening three agoriadol yn erbyn Rwmania a Gwlad Belg, the squad for these two matches against Romania and Belgium but ond llwyddo i adfer o hynny, dim ond i golli matches and the players recovered well only to miss out in the final allan yn y gêm derfynol yng Nghaerdydd. need your support more game in Cardiff. Rydyn ni wedi wynebu Azerbaijan sawl than ever as they look We have faced Azerbaijan on several gwaith yn y gorffennol. Y gêm sy’n sefyll to get our qualification occasions. The standout game for myself allan i mi yw’r un yn ystod y cyfnod pan oedd campaign back on track. was during Mark Hughes’ reign as manager Mark Hughes wrth y llyw pan enillon ni 4-0 when we won 4-0 at the Millennium Stadium yn Stadiwm y Mileniwm ger bron dros 72,000 Also, remember to watch in front of over 72,000 fans with myself, o gefnogwyr wrth i mi, Gary Speed a John FC Cymru – our webshow Gary Speed and John Hartson amongst the Hartson fod ymhlith y rhai a sgoriodd. featuring all things goal scorers. Rydw i wedi bod yn ffodus iawn i ymweld Welsh football. Scan the I have been fortunate to visit different â gwahanol rannau o Gymru dros yr haf. Yn QR code to watch the parts of the country during the summer. ddiweddar cafodd y garfan ei chyhoeddi show on demand! Recently the squad announcement took yng Nghanolfan Awyr Agored yr Urdd yn place at the Urdd Outdoor Centre in Llangrannog. Mae’n lleoliad syfrdanol ac fe DIOLCH, Llangrannog, West Wales. It really is a ges i groeso hynod gynnes. Byddai’n wych THE EDITOR. stunning location and the warmth of the gallu diolch am hynny gyda buddugoliaeth. welcome was fantastic and it would be great Yn olaf, hoffwn i sôn am Osian to repay that support with a win. Roberts sydd wedi ein gadael ni i ymuno Lastly, I would like to mention Osian â Chymdeithas Bêl-droed Moroco fel @FAWales Roberts who has left us to take up his role Cyfarwyddwr Technegol. Roedd cyfraniad @Cymru as Technical Director with the Moroccan Osh i bêl-droed yng Nghymru yn enfawr, www.faw.cymru FA. Osh made an immense contribution to a hynny yn ei rôl gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Welsh football both in his role with the FAW CBDC ac yn ei rôl hyfforddi gyda’r Tîm Scan QR codes for videos: Trust and in his coaching capacity with the Cenedlaethol. Hoffwn ddiolch o waelod National Team. I would like to thank him for calon iddo am ei gefnogaeth dros y deunaw all his support during the past 18 months. mis diwethaf. I hope everyone enjoys their time with us Gan obeithio y bydd pawb yn mwynhau’r here in Cardiff for the matches. gemau a’u hamser yma yng Nghaerdydd.

DIOLCH, DIOLCH, RYAN RYAN

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KIERAN O’CONNOR JONATHAN FORD FAW PRESIDENT / LLYWYDD CBDC CHIEF EXECUTIVE / PRIF WEITHREDWR

WELCOME TO CARDIFF CITY CROESO I STADIWM DINAS I’D LIKE TO TAKE THIS HOFFWN ACHUB AR Y CYFLE STADIUM FOR OUR MATCHES CAERDYDD WRTH I NI OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME HWN I’CH CROESAWU CHI AGAINST AZERBAIJAN WYNEBU AZERBAIJAN YOU ALL TO CARDIFF CITY UN AC OLL I STADIWM AND BELARUS. A BELARWS. STADIUM AS WE REACH THE DINAS CAERDYDD WRTH HALFWAY POINT OF UEFA I NI GYRRAEDD HANNER I’d like to welcome Rovnag Hoffwn groesawu Rovnag EURO 2020 QUALIFICATION. FFORDD YN EIN HYMGYRCH Abdullayev, President of Abdullayev, Llywydd RAGBROFOL YN EWRO the Association of Football Cymdeithas Ffederasiynau It’s been a busy few 2020 UEFA. Federations of Azerbaijan Pêl-droed Azerbaijan a months for the FAW as and we thank Vladimir diolch i Vladimir Bazanov we’ve launched a new Mae hi wedi bod yn gyfnod Bazanov - the President – Llywydd Cymdeithas visual identity for our prysur iawn i’r Gymdeithas of the Belarus Football Bêl-droed Belarws – a’i national leagues – JD Cymru wrth i ni lansio hunaniaeth Association – and his staff staff am gytuno i’r gêm Premier, JD Cymru North & weledol newydd ar for agreeing to this friendly gyfeillgar hon. Hoffwn JD Cymru South – and for gyfer ein cynghreiriau fixture. I also with the hefyd estyn croeso cynnes i the National Teams and cenedlaethol - Cymru directors, players, staff gyfarwyddwyr, chwaraewyr, Association. We’ve also Premier JD, Cymru North JD and supporters from each staff a chefnogwyr y ddwy launched ‘Be. Football’, a a Chymru South JD - ac ar country a warm welcome wlad gan obeithio y byddant new campaign for Women’s gyfer y Timau Cenedlaethol and sincerely hope they yn mwynhau eu hymweliad & Girls football. a’r Gymdeithas. Rydym enjoy their short stay here byr â Chymru. ni hefyd wedi lansio in Wales. In addition, we’ve been ‘Be. Football’, ymgyrch Rwy’n hyderus y gall Ryan modernising the domestic newydd ar gyfer pêl-droed I’m confident that Ryan a’i garfan sicrhau canlyniad game right across Wales Menywod a Merched. and his players can get cadarnhaol yn ein gêm with the introduction of our a positive result in our ragbrofol Ewropeaidd new online admin system, Yn ogystal, rydym ni wedi European Qualifier against yn erbyn Azerbaijan i called COMET, to all clubs bod yn moderneiddio’r gêm Azerbaijan to close the gap grebachu’r bwlch rhyngom throughout the country. ddomestig ar hyd a lled y on Hungary and Croatia at ni â Hwngari a Croatia ar wlad wrth gyflwyno ein the top of our group. I’m frig y grŵp. Hyderaf hefyd Now it’s time to turn our system weinyddol ar-lein sure we’ll also see Ryan y bydd Ryan yn cadw llygad attention back to our newydd, o’r enw COMET, i take a good look at the barcud ar y wledd o dalent qualification campaign bob clwb ledled Cymru. talent he has at his disposal sydd ar gael iddo yn y gêm and I wish Ryan and his in the match against yn erbyn Belarws. squad the very best of luck Nawr, mae hi’n bryd troi Belarus too. against Azerbaijan and I ein golygon yn ôl at ein Mawr yw diolch y echo that same sentiment hymgyrch ragbrofol a The association is indebted Gymdeithas i Glwb Pêl- for the international hoffwn ddymuno pob lwc to Cardiff City Football Club droed Caerdydd am gael challenge match against i Ryan a’i garfan yn erbyn for hosting the two fixtures cynnal y gemau hyn yma Belarus too. Azerbaijan, a hefyd ar gyfer and we extent our thanks unwaith eto. y gêm ryngwladol gyfeillgar to them. ENJOY THE GAME, yn erbyn Belarws. Hoffwn ddiolch unwaith eto JONATHAN May I once again thank you i chi am eich cefnogaeth MWYNHEWCH Y GÊM, for your continued and loyal barhaus a ffyddlon a dyma JONATHAN support and wish you all a ddymuno taith ddiogel i chi safe journey home. wedi’r gêm.

REGARDS, COFION, KIERAN KIERAN

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SALAHAT MAKSIM AGHAYEV MEDVEDEV

AGE: 28 | OEDRAN: 28 AGE: 29 | OEDRAN: 29 POSITION: GOALKEEPER | SAFLE: GÔL-GEIDWAD POSITION: DEFENDER | SAFLE: AMDDIFFYNNWR

CURRENT SHOT-STOPPER SALAHAT DECHREUODD SALAHAT AGHAYEV EI YRFA TEAM CAPTAIN AND ONE OF THE MOST AGHAYEV BEGAN HIS SENIOR CAREER GYDAG INTER BAKU DROS DDEGAWD YN EXPERIENCED PLAYERS IN THE CURRENT WITH INTER BAKU OVER A DECADE AGO, ÔL, AC MAE NAWR YN CHWARAE I DÎM AZERBAIJAN SQUAD, MEDVEDEV HAS AND NOW PLAYS FOR CITY RIVALS NEFTÇI ARALL O’R UN DDINAS YN EI AZERBAIJAN SPENT HIS ENTIRE CLUB CAREER IN HIS NATIVE AZERBAIJAN. FRODOROL, SEF NEFTÇI. WITH QARABAĞ IN THE AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE, MAKING OVER 300 Aghayev has made 18 appearances Mae wedi ymddangos 18 o weithiau APPEARANCES SINCE HIS SENIOR DEBUT for his country since making his i’w wlad ers ei gêm ryngwladol gyntaf IN 2006 HAVING PROGRESSED THROUGH international debut back in 2010, yn ôl yn 2010, ar ôl methu â chael lle THE YOUTH RANKS. having been kept out of the starting yn y tîm oherwydd Kamran Agayev, ac line-up by Kamran Agayev, and has mae hefyd wedi cynrychioli ei wlad ar Made his international debut for also represented his country at U17, y lefelau dan 17, dan 19 a dan 21. Mae Azerbaijan in 2009 having also played U19 and U21 level. Aghayev has spent Aghayev wedi treulio ei yrfa gyfan yn for the U17, U19 and U21 teams. his entire club career in the Azerbaijan Uwch Gynghrair Azerbaijan. Premier League.

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MAHIR EMRELI

AGE: 29 | OEDRAN: 29 AGE: 22 | OEDRAN: 22 POSITION: DEFENDER | SAFLE: AMDDIFFYNNWR POSITION: FORWARD | SAFLE: BLAENWR

CAPTEN Y TÎM AC UN O CHWARAEWYR CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR QARABAĞ IN MAE’N CHWARAE I QARABAĞ YN UWCH MWYAF PROFIADOL CARFAN BRESENNOL THE AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE, GYNGHRAIR AZERBAIJAN AR HYN O BRYD, AZERBAIJAN, MAE MEDVEDEV WEDI EMRELI CAME THROUGH THE RANKS AT A DAETH DRWY’R RHENGOEDD YN BAKU TREULIO EI YRFA CLWB GYFAN GYDAG BAKU AND SPENT TIME IN FRANCE WITH GAN DREULIO AMSER YN FFRAINC GYDA QARABAĞ YN UWCH GYNGHRAIR LENS BEFORE MAKING HIS SENIOR DEBUT LENS CYN CHWARAE I DÎM CYNTAF BAKU AZERBAIJAN GAN YMDDANGOS DROS FOR BAKU IN 2014. YN 2014. 300 O WEITHIAU ERS EI GÊM GYNTAF AR Y LEFEL UWCH YN 2006 AR ÔL DATBLYGU Made the move to Qarabağ the Symudodd i Qarabağ y flwyddyn DRWY’R RHENGOEDD IEUENCTID. following year and has made almost ddilynol ac mae wedi ymddangos a century of appearances for the club. i’r clwb bron i 100 gwaith ers hynny. Chwaraeodd i dîm cyntaf Azerbaijan Emreli made his international debut in Chwaraeodd ei gêm ryngwladol gyntaf yn 2009 ar ôl chwarae i’r timau dan 17, March 2017 against Qatar, and scored ym mis Mawrth 2017 yn erbyn Qatar, dan 19 a dan 21 hefyd. his first international goal in May 2018 a sgorio ei gôl ryngwladol gyntaf ym against Kyrgyzstan. mis Mai 2018 yn erbyn Kyrgyzstan.

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NIKOLA JURČEVIĆ

NIKOLA JURČEVIĆ WAS APPOINTED MANAGER OF AZERBAIJAN IN PENODWYD NIKOLA JURČEVIĆ FEL RHEOLWR AZERBAIJAN YM FEBRUARY 2019. MIS CHWEFROR 2019.

A former attacking midfielder, Jurčević made 19 appearances Fel cyn ganolwr ymosodol, chwaraeodd 19 o gemau i Croatia for Croatia between 1990 and 1996. He began his club career rhwng 1990 a 1996. Dechreuodd ei yrfa clwb gyda Dinamo with Dinamo Zagreb, and went on to represent NK Zagreb, Zagreb, ac aeth ymlaen i gynrychioli NK Zagreb, Royal Royal Antwerp, SV Austria Salzburg and SC Freiburg before Antwerp, SV Austria Salzburg a SC Freiburg cyn camu i’r byd entering into management with NK Zagreb in 2002. Jurčević rheoli gydag NK Zagreb yn 2002. Mae Jurčević hefyd wedi has also worked as an assistant manager with the Croatian gweithio fel rheolwr cynorthwyol gyda thîm cenedlaethol national team, and held the same position at Lokomotiv Croatia, a’r un safle yn Lokomotiv Moscow, Beşiktaş a West Moscow, Beşiktaş and West Ham United before taking over at Ham United cyn cymryd yr awenau yn Dinamo Zagreb am ail Dinamo Zagreb for a second time in March 2018. However, he gyfnod ym mis Mawrth 2018. Fodd bynnag, cafodd y sac ar ôl would last just two months in the job before he was sacked in dim ond dau fis ym mis Mai 2018, er iddo ennill 5 o’i 12 gêm May 2018, despite winning five of his twelve games in charge. tra’r oedd wrth y llyw.

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15%_WELSH_FOOTBALL_A5.indd 1 11/03/2019 12:10 12 www.faw.cymru DANIEL JAMES WAS THE HERO FOR WALES BACK IN MARCH AS HE SCORED WALES THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME AGAINST SLOVAKIA AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM TO GIVE RYAN GIGGS THE – THE PERFECT START TO THE QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN.

“It was a good start after we got that CAMPAIGN early goal,” said James having marked his first competitive international with a crucial strike. “From then on, SO FAR we had to dig in. The only thing I had in my head was to shoot and luckily it went in. In the second half they had a lot of the ball, but we got the win in the end.”

However, an own goal from James Lawrence and a strike from Ivan Perisic in Osijek in June handed Croatia maximum points in a 2-1 defeat. David Brooks had offered hope with his 77th minute goal, but the World Cup finalists were never likely to surrender their lead. The frustration continued a few days later as missed chances cost the side dearly in Budapest, and a goal from Mate Pátkai proved to be the difference between Wales and Hungary. “It’s a collective effort when we’re attacking and when we’re defending,” said Giggs after the defeat. “When we’re attacking we have to do better.”

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16 www.faw.cymru DANIEL JAMES OEDD ARWR CYMRU YN ÔL YM MIS MAWRTH WRTH IDDO SGORIO CYMRU UNIG GÔL Y GÊM YN ERBYN SLOFACIA YN STADIWM DINAS CAERDYDD I ROI’R DECHRAU PERFFAITH I YMGYRCH – YR RAGBROFOL RYAN GIGGS. “ROEDD YN DDECHRAU DA AR ÔL I NI SGORIO’N GYNNAR,” MEDDAI JAMES WRTH IDDO NODI EI GÊM RYNGWLADOL GYNTAF YMGYRCH GYDAG ERGYD DYNGEDFENNOL.

“O hynny ymlaen roedd yn rhaid i HYD YN HYN ni ddal yn gadarn. Y cyfan oedd ar fy meddwl oedd mynd amdani, a diolch byth fe aeth hi i gefn y rhwyd. Roedd ganddyn nhw dipyn o’r bêl yn yr ail hanner, ond fe gawson ni’r fuddugoliaeth yn y pen draw.”

Er hynny, wrth i James Lawrence sgorio i’w rwyd ei hun ac i Ivan Perisic sgorio yn Osijek fis Mehefin, Croatia aeth a’r tri phwynt cyfan wrth i Gymru golli 2-1. Daeth gobaith gyda gôl David Brooks ar ôl 77 munud, ond edrychai Croatia yn annhebygol o aberthu eu mantais. Parhau a wnaeth y rhwystredigaeth ddyddiau’n ddiweddarach wrth i gyfleoedd gwastraff gostio’n ddrud i Gymru yn Budapest, ac roedd gôl gan Mate Pátkai yn ddigon i wahanu Cymru a Hwngari. “Mae’n ymdrech ar y cyd pan fyddwn ni’n ymosod a phan fyddwn ni’n amddiffyn,” meddai Giggs ar ôl y golled. “Pan rydyn ni’n ymosod, mae angen i ni wneud hynny’n well.”

www.faw.cymru 17 AZERBAIJAN THREE DEFEATS IN AS MANY GAMES HYNOD SIOMEDIG YW HANES YMGYRCH HAS MADE FOR A DESPERATELY RAGBROFOL AZERBAIJAN HYD YN HYN - THE DISAPPOINTING START TO THIS AR ÔL IDDYNT GOLLI POB UN O’U TAIR QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN FOR GÊM GYNTAF. CAMPAIGN AZERBAIJAN. Er bod Baku wedi’i dewis fel un o SO FAR Despite Baku being chosen as one of leoliadau rowndiau terfynol Ewro – YR the venues for the UEFA EURO 2020 2020 UEFA, nid yw’n ymddangos finals, the decision has so far failed fod hyn wedi ysbrydoli tîm Nikola YMGYRCH to inspire Nikola Jurčević’s side in Jurčević yng Ngrŵp F hyd yn hyn. Group F. However, things could have Byddai wedi gallu bod yn stori HYD YN HYN been very different, as a goal from hollol wahanol ar ôl i gôl gan Ramil Sheydaev handed Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydaev synnu Croatia i roi a shock lead against World Cup Azerbaijan ar y blaen yn eu gêm finalists Croatia in their opening ragbrofol gyntaf yn Zagreb yn ôl ym match in Zagreb back in March. mis Mawrth. Ond llwyddodd Croatia Croatia regrouped to win 2-1 thanks to i daro’n ôl ddwywaith a sicrhau goals from Borna Barišić and striker buddugoliaeth 2-1 diolch i goliau Andrej Kramarić. gan Borna Barišić a’r ergydiwr Andrej Kramarić. Azerbaijan would then welcome Hungary and Slovakia for back-to- Nesaf, roedd Azerbaijan yn croesawu back fixtures in Baku in June. A brace Hwngari a Slofacia mewn dwy gêm from Willi Orban and a goal from gefn wrth gefn yn Baku ym mis Dávid Holman for the visitors in the Mehefin. Daeth dwy gôl gan Willi first match of the home double- Orban a gôl gan Dávid Holman i’r header meant that Mahir Emreli’s ymwelwyr yn y cyntaf o’r gemau goal was nothing but a consolation in hynny, gan olygu nad oedd gôl gysur a 3-1 reverse. Things did not improve Mahir Emreli yn cyfrif am ddim wrth a few days later as Slovakia claimed iddynt golli 3-1. Ac fe aeth pethau o a comfortable 5-1 victory. Captain ddrwg i waeth ychydig ddyddiau’n Marek Hamšík became Slovakia’s ddiweddarach wrth i Slofacia hawlio record goalscorer with his brace, buddugoliaeth 5-1 gyfforddus. while Stanislav Lobotka, Juraj Kucka Sgoriodd capten Slofacia, Marek and Dávid Hancko completed the Hamšík, ddwywaith yn ogystal â scoring for the visitors. Sheydaev goliau gan Stanislav Lobotka, Juraj scored his second of the campaign Kucka a Dávid Hancko. Sgoriodd for Azerbaijan, but it made little Sheydaev ei ail gôl yn yr ymgyrch, difference in the comprehensive heb wneud unrhyw wahaniaeth i’r defeat. grasfa a’r canlyniad.

18 www.faw.cymru GROUP E P W D L F A G/D PTS HUNGARY 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 9 SLOVAKIA 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 6 CROATIA 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6 WALES 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3 AZERBAIJAN 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0

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from the group. The team lost a Given the latest results, even the INTERVIEW WITH great opportunity to get to EURO most optimistic fans are unlikely to 2020 (where Baku will be a host expect anything pleasant from the OQTAY ATAYEV city) when drawing with Malta team in the near future. The lack of twice. To be honest, a team that psychological pressure, that the team FC CYMRU RECENTLY CAUGHT-UP WITH can’t beat Malta does not deserve often doesn’t cope well with, can help OQTAY ATAYEV, UEFA CORRESPONDENT to qualify for EURO 2020. In recent Azerbaijan play liberally and somehow FOR AZERBAIJAN, FOR HIS VIEWS ON years, fewer talented players have surprise Wales. If Wales play typical OUR OPPONENTS AND THE QUALIFYING appeared for Azerbaijan than before. British football, they should have CAMPAIGN SO FAR. The level of the local championship no problems defeating Azerbaijan, has weakened, and players have no unless they underestimate them. Q. How was the appointment of new incentive to go abroad and play in However, if Wales do take Azerbaijan manager Nikola Jurčević welcomed stronger championships because for granted, then they will have a hard in Azerbaijan? they are paid a lot in their homeland. time. Azerbaijanis will fight for their A. Jurčević’s appointment was Therefore, the team suffers. There is prestige and pride and will not relax. positively perceived. It is difficult not a single coach globally who could The pressure will increase on Wales to attract a well-known coach to drastically advance the Azerbaijani in front of the own supporters every the national team, regardless of team forward. Here we need long-term minute until they score a goal. Which the money offered, and we need comprehensive work. of course will benefit the visitors. someone who will grow with the team. However, Jurčević, is no longer Q. How encouraging was that living up to expectations. The away performance against Croatia? Did CYFWELIAD GYDAG defeat by World Cup finalists Croatia you expect better against Hungary was a pretty good game, but the and Slovakia? OQTAY ATAYEV home defeats returned the fans to the A. Azerbaijan scored first in Croatia terrible 1990’s, when the Azerbaijani and could even score the second YN DDIWEDDAR CAFODD FC CYMRU team was considered one of the goal, but the experience of the hosts SGWRS AG OQTAY ATAYEV, GOHEBYDD whipping boys of Europe. Already we was the difference. The performance UEFA AR GYFER AZERBAIJAN, I can say that we have no chance of by Azerbaijan inspired hope, but this GEISIO EI SAFBWYNTIAU AM EIN qualifying, and the team will not go far was lost following defeats in Baku GWRTHWYNEBWYR A’R YMGYRCH with Jurčević. Personally, I think that against Hungary and Slovakia. It’s not RAGBROFOL HYD YN HYN. former manager Gurban Gurbanov even that we expected more from the did not need to be dismissed after team after the game with Croatia. C. Sut groeso gafodd penodiad y the Nations League, as he had to be In general, losing two home games rheolwr newydd Nikola Jurčević yn given time. He had been coaching in a row to average European teams Azerbaijan? Qarabağ for more than 10 years, but it is unacceptable. Azerbaijan doesn’t A. Roedd penodiad Jurčević yn cael took the first few years for the team to want to put up with the fact that its ei weld fel rhywbeth positif. Mae’n begin to achieve their main success team is equated by many with such anodd denu hyfforddwr adnabyddus with him. Qarabağ has been steadily teams as Gibraltar, Faroe Islands, i’r tîm cenedlaethol, waeth beth yw’r progressing with him all these years, San Marino, Malta etc, but the latest arian sy’n cael ei gynnig, ac rydyn ni and they are now writing a new results were just like the results of angen rhywun a fydd yn tyfu gyda’r chapter in the history of Azerbaijani these teams. tîm. Fodd bynnag nid yw Jurčević football as a result. bellach yn bodloni disgwyliadau. Q. What sort of approach do you think Roedd colli oddi cartref i sêr Cwpan Q. What positives did you take from Azerbaijan will adopt in Cardiff? y Byd, Croatia, yn gêm eithaf da, the UEFA Nations League campaign? A. Jurčević has already shown that ond roedd colli’r ddwy gêm gartref A. I think the Nations League was a he is not one of those coaches ddilynol yn llusgo cefnogwyr yn ôl great decision by UEFA that gives who wants a squad of eight or nine i’r 1990au ofnadwy, lle’r oedd tîm hope to the national teams of small defensive players. Azerbaijan will Azerbaijan yn cael eu hystyried fel countries. Azerbaijan fell into the try to attack and score. The only un o dargedau mwyaf meddal Ewrop. weakest group of the weakest question is whether they have Yn barod fe allwn ni ddweud nad oes league, but failed to get promoted enough class and strength for this. gobaith mul gennym ni o gymhwyso,

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ac ni fydd y tîm yn mynd yn bell gyda Croatia a byddent hyd yn oed wedi Jurčević. Yn bersonol, dydw i ddim yn gallu sgorio ail, ond profiad y wlad meddwl y dylen ni wedi cael gwared gartref oedd y gwahaniaeth rhwng ar y cyn reolwr Gurban Gurbanov ar y ddwy ochr. Fe wnaeth perfformiad ôl Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd, gan ei Azerbaijan ysbrydoli gobaith, ond fod e’ angen amser. Roedd e’ wedi diflannodd hwnnw ar ôl colli yn Baku bod yn hyfforddi Qarabağ am fwy na yn erbyn Hwngari a Slofacia. Dim ein 10 mlynedd, ond fe gymerodd hi’r bod ni hyd yn oed yn disgwyl mwy ychydig flynyddoedd cyntaf i’r tîm gan ein tîm ar ôl y gêm yn erbyn ddechrau sicrhau eu prif lwyddiannau Croatia. Yn gyffredinol, mae colli gydag ef. Mae Qarabağ wedi bod yn dwy gêm gartref yn ddilynol i dimau datblygu’n raddol gydag ef dros yr holl Ewropeaidd cyffredin yn annerbyniol. flynyddoedd, ac maen nhw nawr yn Dydy Azerbaijan ddim eisiau derbyn ysgrifennu pennod newydd yn hanes y ffaith fod eu tîm cyfystyr â thimau pêl-droed Azerbaijan o ganlyniad. fel Gibraltar, yr Ynysoedd Ffaroe, San Marino, Malta ac ati ym mryd llawer, C. Beth yw’r pethau positif rydych ond roedd y canlyniadau diweddaraf chi’n eu cymryd o Gynghrair y union fel canlyniadau’r timau hynny. Cenhedloedd UEFA? A. Dwi’n meddwl fod Cynghrair y C. Pa ddull o chwarae ydych chi’n Cenhedloedd yn syniad gwych gan meddwl y bydd Azerbaijan yn ei UEFA ac yn rhoi gobaith i dimau fabwysiadu yng Nghaerdydd? cenedlaethol y gwledydd bychain. A. Mae Jurčević eisoes wedi dangos Aeth Azerbaijan i grŵp gwanaf y nad yw’n un o’r rheolwyr hynny gynghrair gwanaf, gan fethu a chael sydd eisiau carfan o wyth neu naw eu dyrchafu o’r grŵp. Collodd y tîm chwaraewr amddiffynnol. Bydd gyfle euraidd i gyrraedd Ewro 2020 Azerbaijan yn ceisio ymosod a (lle bydd Baku yn cynnal gemau) gyda sgorio. Yr unig gwestiwn yw p’un dwy gêm gyfartal yn erbyn Malta. I fod a oes ganddynt ddigon o safon a yn onest, dydy tîm sy’n methu curo chryfder i wneud hynny. O ystyried y Malta ddim yn haeddu cyrraedd Ewro canlyniadau diweddaraf, mae hyd yn 2020. Mewn blynyddoedd diweddar, oed y cefnogwyr mwyaf optimistaidd mae llai o chwaraewyr talentog wedi yn annhebygol o ddisgwyl unrhyw ymddangos i Azerbaijan nag o’r blaen. beth gwerth ei weld gan y tîm yn y Mae lefel y bencampwriaeth leol wedi dyfodol agos. Gall y diffyg pwysau gwanhau, a does gan chwaraewyr seicolegol, rhywbeth nad yw’r tîm yn ddim cymhelliad i fynd dramor a ymdopi’n dda ag ef fel arfer, helpu chwarae mewn pencampwriaethau Azerbaijan chwarae’n rhydd, ac efallai cryfach gan eu bod nhw’n cael eu synnu Cymru. Os yw Cymru yn chwarae talu cryn dipyn ar eu tir eu hunain. pêl-droed nodweddiadol Brydeinig, Felly mae’r tîm cenedlaethol yn ni ddylen nhw gael unrhyw drafferth dioddef. Does dim un hyfforddwr yn trechu Azerbaijan, oni bai eu bod y byd i gyd a fyddai’n gallu datblygu nhw’n tanbrisio eu gwrthwynebwyr. tîm Azerbaijan yn sylweddol. Yn hyn Fodd bynnag, os yw Cymru yn cymryd o beth, mae angen gwaith tymor hir Azerbaijan yn ganiataol, byddant yn cynhwysfawr. cael amser caled. Bydd Azerbaijan yn brwydo dros eu bri a’u balchder ac ni C. Pa mor galonogol oedd y fyddant yn ymlacio. Bydd y pwysau perfformiad yn erbyn Croatia? yn cynyddu ar Gymru ger bron eu Oeddech chi’n disgwyl gwell yn cefnogwyr eu hunain bob munud tan erbyn Hwngari a Slofacia? iddyn nhw sgorio gôl. Bydd hyn wrth A. Sgoriodd Azerbaijan gyntaf yn gwrs o fantais i’r ymwelwyr.

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This will be the seventh competitive Hon fydd y seithfed gêm gystadleuol meeting between the two nations, rhwng y ddwy wlad, gyda Chymru yn with Wales winning five of the previous ennill pump o’r gornestau hynny, ac six encounters and drawing once. un gêm gyfartal. Er mai hwn fydd y tro Although this will be the first time cyntaf iddynt gwrdd mewn ychydig that the two sides have met in just dros ddegawd, ni ddigwyddodd y gêm over a decade, the first match did not gyntaf hyd nes fis Tachwedd 2002, take place until November 2002, when pan ddaeth goliau gan Gary Speed goals from the late Gary Speed and a John Hartson i roi buddugoliaeth John Hartson earned Mark Hughes’ 2-0 i dîm Mark Hughes yn Baku yng side a 2-0 win in Baku in UEFA EURO ngemau rhagbrofol Ewro 2004 UEFA. 2004 qualifying. A 4-0 win in the return Daeth buddugoliaeth 4-0 yn y gêm match in Cardiff the following March gartref yng Nghaerdydd y mis Mawrth attracted over 72,000 fans, and their canlynol, gêm a ddenodd dros 72,000 o support was rewarded by goals from gefnogwyr, a chawsant wledd o goliau Speed, Hartson, Craig Bellamy and gan Speed, Hartson, Craig Bellamy a Ryan Giggs. Ryan Giggs.

A return to Baku in 2006 FIFA World Cup Wrth ddychwelyd i Baku yn 2006 ar qualifying saw Azerbaijan claim their gyfer ymgyrch ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd best result against Wales, as Rashad FIFA, hawliodd Azerbaijan eu canlyniad Abulfaz Sadygov cancelled out a goal gorau erioed yn erbyn Cymru wrth from Speed to earn his side a 1-1 draw i Rashad Abulfaz Sadygov unioni’r in September 2004. The two sides sgôr yn sgil gôl Speed a sicrhau gêm met again in Cardiff in October 2005, gyfartal 1-1 ym mis Medi 2004. Daeth y and a brace from Giggs earned John ddau dîm benben eto yng Nghaerdydd Toshack’s side a 2-0 victory. A late ym mis Hydref 2005, a daeth dwy gôl winner from Sam Vokes proved to be gan Giggs i sicrhau tri phwynt i dîm the difference between the two sides John Toshack. Gôl fuddugol hwyr gan in Cardiff when they next met in 2010 Sam Vokes a wahanodd y ddau dîm FIFA World Cup qualifying in September yng Nghaerdydd pan ddaethant wyneb 2008, and the score was repeated in yn wyneb y tro nesaf yn ymgyrch Baku the following June, thanks to a ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd 2010 FIFA ym goal from midfielder Dave Edwards. mis Medi 2008, a’r un oedd y sgôr yn Baku y mis Mehefin canlynol, diolch i gôl gan y canolwr Dave Edwards.

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THE DINAMO BREST SHOT-STOPPER MADE CHWARAEODD GÔL-GEIDWAD DINAMO AN EXPERIENCED MIDFIELDER, MAEVSKI HIS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT IN 2013 IN BREST EI GÊM RYNGWLADOL GYNTAF WAS BORN IN MAGDEBURG, GERMANY. A 2-0 FRIENDLY VICTORY OVER CANADA, YN 2013 MEWN BUDDUGOLIAETH HAVING ALSO REPRESENTED HIS GYFEILLGAR 2-0 DROS GANADA AR ÔL He currently plays his club football COUNTRY AT U21 AND U23 LEVEL. IDDO HEFYD GYNRYCHIOLI EI WLAD AR Y with Astana in Kazakhstan, and has LEFELAU DAN 21 A DAN 23. also played for clubs in Belarus, Named Belarusian Football of the Year Poland and Russia during his career. in 2011 having impressed for BATE Ef oedd Chwaraewr y Flwyddyn Made his international debut for Borisov. Hutar has also represented Belarws yn 2011 ar ôl gwneud argraff Belarus in March 2016 against clubs in Russia and Ukraine, and has gyda BATE Borisov. Mae Hutar hefyd Macedonia and has established five Belarusian championship winning wedi cynrychioli clybiau yn Rwsia ac himself in the side since that first medals having won the league title Ukrain, ac mae wedi ennill cynghrair game. Has played over 250 games with BATE Borisov in five consecutive Belarws bum gwaith gyda BATE Borisov for club and country since making seasons between 2008 and 2012. a hynny bum tymor yn olynol rhwng his senior club debut for Vertikal 2008 a 2012. Kalinkovichi in 2008.

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CANOLWR PROFIADOL A GAFODD EI ENI DRAHUN WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROEDD DRAHUN YN AELOD O GARFAN YM MAGDEBURG, YR ALMAEN. BELARUS U21 SQUAD THAT FINISHED IN BELARWS HAWLIODD Y 3YDD SAFLE YM 3RD PLACE AT THE 2011 UEFA EUROPEAN MHENCAMPWRIAETH DAN 21AIN UEFA Ar hyn o bryd mae’n ennill ei fara UNDER 21 CHAMPIONSHIPS. YN 2011. menyn gyda chlwb Astana yn Kazakhstan, ac mae hefyd wedi The midfielder has now been capped Mae bellach wedi ennill 59 o gapiau chwarae i glybiau yn Belarws, 59 times since making his debut ers iddo gynrychioli prif dîm ei wlad Gwlad Pwyl a Rwsia yn ystod ei yrfa. in 2011 and currently plays his am y tro cyntaf yn 2011 ac ar hyn o bryd Chwaraeodd ei gêm ryngwladol gyntaf club football at BATE Borisov in the mae’n chwarae dros glwb BATE Borisov i Belarws ym mis Mawrth 2016 yn Belarusian Premier League. yn Uwch Gynghrair Belarws. erbyn Macedonia ac mae wedi sefydlu ei hun yn y tîm ers y gêm gyntaf honno. Mae wedi chwarae dros 250 o gemau i’w glwb a’i wlad ers dechrau chwarae gyntaf gyda Vertikal Kalinkovichi yn 2008.

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A FORMER INTERNATIONAL STRIKER, MARKHEL PLAYED CYN ERGYDIWR RHYNGWLADOL A CHWARAEODD DAIR GÊM I THREE GAMES FOR BELARUS IN 1994 HAVING IMPRESSED FOR BELARWS YM 1994 AR ÔL GWNEUD ARGRAFF GYDA SPARTAK SPARTAK VLADIKAVKAZ, WITH HIS FORM PROMPTING A MOVE VLADIKAVKAZ, A’I BERFFORMIAD YN ARWAIN AT SYMUD I GLWB TO TORPEDO MOSCOW. TORPEDO MOSCOW.

Markhel began his coaching career at youth level with Dechreuodd Markhel ei yrfa hyfforddi ar lefel ieuenctid gyda Dinamo Minsk in 1997, and has spent the last two decades Dinamo Minsk ym 1997, ac mae wedi treulio’r ddau ddegawd working as both a manager and an assistant manager at a diwethaf yn gweithio fel rheolwr nifer o glybiau yn ei wlad number of clubs in his native country. Now manager of the frodorol. Bellach yn rheolwr y tîm cenedlaethol cyntaf ar ôl national senior team following his appointment earlier this cael ei benodi yn gynharach eleni, mae Markhel hefyd wedi year, Markhel has also managed Belarus at U17, U19 and U21 rheoli Belarws ar lefelau dan 17, dan 19 a dan 21 yn ystod level during his career. ei yrfa.

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CYMRU v BELARUS

The first meeting between Wales Daeth y ddwy wlad wyneb yn wyneb and Belarus took place in October gyntaf ym mis Hydref 1998 ym Mharc 1998 at Ninian Park in Cardiff in Ninian, Caerdydd ar gyfer ymgyrch UEFA EURO 2000 qualifying. Just ragbrofol Ewro 2000 UEFA. Dim ond under 12,000 fans were present as ychydig o dan 12,000 o gefnogwyr goals from John Robinson, Chris oedd yn bresennol gyda goliau gan Coleman and Kit Symons edged a John Robinson, Chris Coleman a 3-2 victory for Bobby Gould’s team. Kit Symons yn rhoi buddugoliaeth Mark Hughes was manager by the drwch blewyn 3-2 i dîm Bobby Gould. time the return match in Minsk came Mark Hughes oedd wrth y llyw erbyn around in September 1999, and goals yr ail gêm yn Minsk ym mis Medi from Dean Saunders and Giggs were 1999, ac roedd goliau gan Dean enough to claim a 2-1 victory after Saunders a Giggs yn ddigon i hawlio Vasilyi Baranov had put the home buddugoliaeth 2-1 ar ôl i Vasilyi side ahead. Baranov roi’r tîm cartref ar y blaen.

Belarus claimed their one and only Llwyddodd Belarws i drechu Cymru win over Wales in September 2000 am yr unig dro yn eu hanes ym during the 2002 FIFA World Cup mis Medi 2000 yn ystod ymgyrch qualifying campaign. Aleksandr ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd FIFA 2002. Khatskevich and Valentin Bialkevich Aethant ar y blaen yn Minsk diolch put the side ahead in Minsk, leaving i Aleksandr Khatskevich a Valentin Speed’s 89th minute goal to be Bialkevich, gan olygu nad oedd gôl nothing but a consolation. Wales Speed ar ôl 89 munud yn cynnig dim made amends in the return match cysur. Talodd Cymru’r pwyth yn ôl in October 2001 as Hartson scored yn yr ail gêm ym mis Hydref 2001 the only goal of the game, but only wrth i Hartson sgorio unig gôl y gêm, 12,000 fans were in attendance at gyda dim ond 12,000 o gefnogwyr yn the Millennium Stadium to witness bresennol yn Stadiwm y Mileniwm i the victory. weld y fuddugoliaeth.

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OSIAN ROBERTS A WELSH FOOTBALL LEGACY

38 www.faw.cymru NEW ERA BEGINS FOR MOROCCAN working alongside the late Gary FOOTBALL THIS MONTH WITH THE Speed, Chris Coleman and more START OF A LONG-TERM PROJECT TO recently, Ryan Giggs, but he also TAKE THE AFRICAN NATIONAL FORWARD, retained a strong interest in the AND OSIAN ROBERTS HAS BEEN TASKED development of the future stars. WITH THE DELIVERY OF THIS AMBITIOUS But Roberts’ remit extended beyond AND EXCITING VENTURE FOLLOWING HIS the development of players, as he APPOINTMENT AS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR was also the man responsible for OF THE ROYAL MOROCCAN FOOTBALL coaching the coaches. Regarded as FEDERATION. the author of one of the leading UEFA Pro-Licence courses, some of the It was a position that Roberts held biggest names in the world game at the Football Association of Wales have travelled to Dragon Park to learn for over a decade, and the legacy from Roberts and his team at the of his work will continue on and off FAW Trust. the field. OSIAN He has constructed a coach A familiar face on the national education programme where ideas team bench for Wales having been and philosophies are developed ROBERTS a part of the coaching team since rather than dictated, and where 2010, Roberts still remained largely even the elite are taken outside of unknown to the wider football public. their comfort zone. It was that sort A WELSH However, his coaching credentials of high-regard that prompted Speed are renowned throughout Europe, to bring Roberts into the senior team and now Africa. Responsible for setup back in 2010, with success FOOTBALL developing every aspect of the culminating alongside Coleman at game in Morocco, his first task will UEFA EURO 2016 in France. He has LEGACY be the appointment of a new national played an important part in nurturing team coach. the current crop of young talent through the system, and his legacy A key figure in the development will remain for many years to come. and success of the Welsh pathway system, Roberts has ensured that Roberts leaves Welsh football in a Wales has consistently produced very strong position, and it is the and promoted talented teenage responsibility of his successor players though to the senior squad to ensure that the standards set ahead of their years. The philosophy remain as high as ever. One of the of what has become the ‘Welsh way’ great unsung heroes of the game has made this possible, and after a in Wales, this could be one of the decade in the post, the rewards have most important appointments in the clearly been reaped by the managers history of Moroccan football, and it who have benefited from the will be interesting to see how both foresight of the man from Anglesey. of our games develop in the coming years as a result. Roberts has been an integral figure

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40 www.faw.cymru MAE BYD Y BÊL GRON YM MOROCO canolog sydd wedi gweithio ochr yn OSIAN AR DROTHWY OES NEWYDD Y MIS ochr â Gary Speed, Chris Coleman HWN WRTH IDDYNT GYCHWYN AR ac yn fwy diweddar, Ryan Giggs, BROSIECT TYMOR HIR I DDATBLYGU’R ond mae hefyd wedi parhau i fod ROBERTS TÎM CENEDLAETHOL. OSIAN ROBERTS â diddordeb cryf mewn datblygu SYDD Â’R DASG O WIREDDU’R FENTER sêr y dyfodol. Ond roedd ei gylch UCHELGEISIOL A CHYFFROUS HON AR gwaith yn ymestyn ymhell heibio ARWR ÔL CAEL EI BENODI FEL CYFARWYDDWR datblygu chwaraewyr, gan mai ef TECHNEGOL FFEDERASIWN PÊL-DROED oedd hefyd yn gyfrifol am hyfforddi’r BRENHINOL MOROCO. hyfforddwyr. Caiff ei ystyried fel PÊL- awdur un o’r cyrsiau Trwydded Pro Roedd hi’n swydd yr oedd Osian yn UEFA mwyaf blaenllaw, ac mae rhai DROED ei chyflawni yng Nghymdeithas o enwau mwyaf y gêm wedi teithio i Bêl-droed Cymru am dros ddegawd, Barc y Ddraig i ddysgu gan Roberts a bydd gwaddol y gwaith hwnnw’n a’i dîm yn Ymddiriedolaeth CBDC. CYMRU parhau ar y cae, ac oddi arno. Mae wedi datblygu rhaglen addysgu Ac yntau’n wyneb cyfarwydd ar hyfforddwyr lle caiff syniadau fainc tîm cenedlaethol Cymru ar ac athroniaethau eu datblygu yn ôl bod yn rhan o’r tîm hyfforddi hytrach na’u gorchymyn, a lle mae ers 2010, roedd Roberts yn dal i hyd yn oed gofyn i’r elît wthio eu fod yn weddol anhysbys i’r byd ffiniau. Y parch hwnnw oedd gan pêl-droed ehangach. Fodd bynnag, gymaint tuag ato a ysgogodd Speed mae ei gymwysterau hyfforddi yn i’w gynnwys yn nhîm hyfforddi’r adnabyddus ledled Ewrop, a bellach tîm cyntaf yn ôl yn 2010, gyda yn Affrica. Bydd yn gyfrifol am bob llwyddiant yn cael ei wireddu ochr agwedd ar y gêm ym Morocco, a’i yn ochr â Coleman yn Ewro 2016 dasg gyntaf fydd penodi hyfforddwr UEFA yn Ffrainc. Mae wedi chwarae newydd i’r tîm cenedlaethol. rhan bwysig o ran meithrin y criw presennol o chwaraewyr ifanc Roedd Osian yn ffigwr allweddol talentog drwy’r system, a bydd yr yn natblygiad a llwyddiant system etifeddiaeth honno yn parhau am llwybrau Cymru, ac mae wedi flynyddoedd i ddod. sicrhau bod Cymru wedi cynhyrchu a hyrwyddo chwaraewyr ifanc Mae Roberts yn gadael pêl-droed talentog hyd at y tîm cyntaf cyn Cymru mewn safle cryf iawn a eu hamser. Mae athroniaeth yr hyn chyfrifoldeb ei olynydd fydd sicrhau sy’n cael ei gyfeirio ati bellach fel ‘Y bod y safonau sydd wedi’u gosod Ffordd Gymreig’ wedi gwneud hyn yn yn parhau mor uchel ag erioed. bosibl, ac ar ôl degawd yn y swydd, Un o arwyr di-glod mwyaf y gêm mae’n glir fod ei ymdrechion wedi yng Nghymru, a gall fod yn un o’r dwyn ffrwyth i’r rheolwyr sy’n wedi penodiadau pwysicaf ym mhêl-droed elwa ar graffter a gweledigaeth y Moroco. Bydd hi’n ddiddorol gweld gŵr o Ynys Môn. sut mae gemau’r ddwy wlad yn datblygu dros y blynyddoedd i ddod Mae Osian wedi bod yn ffigwr o’r herwydd.

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WALES U21 UEFA EURO 2021 TÎM DAN 21 CYMRU

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THE DRAW FOR UEFA EURO 2021 looking forward to it. You’re up against gan gyn ganolwr Anderlecht, John QUALIFYING TOOK PLACE LAST players that are playing regular senior Walem, a byddant yn awyddus i DECEMBER IN NYON AND MATCHED football for their clubs, but we have wneud yn iawn am eu perfformiad WALES WITH BOSNIA AND players in our squad now that are also yn yr Eidal dros yr haf. Fel Cymru, nid HERZEGOVINA, GERMANY, MOLDOVA doing that.” yw Bosnia a Herzegovina erioed wedi AND BELGIUM IN GROUP 9. llwyddo i gyrraedd rowndiau terfynol Bodin takes charge of the U21 side y Bencampwriaeth dan 21, ond daeth At the time, Germany were the holders for the first time having moved up datganiad positif ganddynt yng ngêm having won the 2017 Championship, the intermediate ranks following agoriadol eu hymgyrch bresennol but lost their crown to Spain during Rob Page’s appointment with the gyda buddugoliaeth gyfforddus 4-0 the summer as they found themselves senior side, and is looking forward to dros Moldofa yn ôl yn Sarajevo ym mis defeated in the final. Managed by managing the side at Wrexham. “We Mawrth. former international midfielder Stefan want to play as well as we possibly Kuntz, Germany will be the group can,” he added. “We want to win “Mae’r ddwy gêm gychwynnol yn favourites as the top seeds, and will games, as winning brings confidence, rhai digon anodd,” eglurodd Bodin provide new manager Paul Bodin and but we really want players to keep wrth gyhoeddi’r garfan dan 21 yn his team with a tough early test when developing. The players that do play ddiweddar. “Ar bapur, ac mewn realiti, the two sides meet in Wrexham on 10 well at intermediate level will move mae gan Wlad Belg a’r Almaen dimau September. up to the senior squad, and Ryan cyntaf cryf iawn, sy’n llwyddo i (Giggs) and his staff will be watching. gyrraedd twrnameintiau mawr gyda’r However, Wales will first meet This is a stadium, and it has a stadium chwaraewyr eithriadol sydd yn eu plith. Belgium at Wrexham on 6 September, feel. Hopefully there will be a great Ond mae eu timau canolradd hefyd yn a team that also qualified for the atmosphere, with the fans coming to gryf iawn, a byddant yn rhoi cryn dipyn 2019 finals, but failed to make it watch and support what is the future of o her i ni. Ond, fel arfer, rydyn ni’n falch out of the group stage despite an Welsh football.” o wynebu unrhyw her. Rydw i, y staff undefeated and impressive qualifying a’r chwaraewyr yn edrych ymlaen. Er campaign. Managed by former TYNNWYD YR ENWAU O’R HET AR ein bod ni’n wynebu chwaraewyr sy’n Anderlecht midfielder John Walem, GYFER ROWNDIAU RHAGBROFOL EWRO chwarae pêl-droed ar y lefel uwch yn they will be keen to make amends 2021 UEFA FIS RHAGFYR DIWETHAF YN rheolaidd i’w clybiau, mae gennym for their performance in Italy during NYON GYDA CHYMRU YN CANFOD EU ni chwaraewyr yn ein carfan ni sy’n the summer. Like Wales, Bosnia and HUNAIN YN YR UN GRŴP A BOSNIA A gwneud yr un peth.” Herzegovina have never qualified for HERZEGOVINA, YR ALMAEN, MOLDOFA the finals of the U21 Championship, A GWLAD BELG YNG NGRŴP 9. Mae Bodin yn cymryd awenau’r tîm dan but made a positive statement in 21 am y tro cyntaf ar ôl datblygu drwy’r their opening match of the current Yr Almaen oedd pencampwyr y pryd rhengoedd canolradd yn dilyn penodiad campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win ar ôl ennill y gystadleuaeth yn 2017, Rob Page gyda’r tîm cyntaf, ac mae’n over Moldova back in Sarajevo back ond cipiwyd eu coron gan Sbaen dros edrych ymlaen yn arw at reoli’r tîm yn in March. yr haf. O dan reolaeth y cyn ganolwr Wrecsam. “Rydyn ni eisiau chwarae rhyngwladol, Stefan Kuntz, yr Almaen cystal ag y gallwn ni,” ychwanegodd. “It’s a tough opening couple of games,” fydd ffefrynnau’r grŵp, a bydd yn brawf “Rydyn ni eisiau ennill gemau, gan fod explained Bodin at the U21 squad cynnar anodd i’r rheolwr newydd Paul ennill yn magu hyder, ond rydyn ni wir announcement recently. “On paper, and Bodin a’i dîm pan ddaw’r ddwy wlad eisiau i chwaraewyr barhau i ddatblygu in reality, Belgium and Germany have benben yn Wrecsam ar 10 Medi. hefyd. Bydd y chwaraewyr hynny sy’n fantastic senior teams, and qualify for gwneud yn dda ar lefel ganolradd yn the finals of major tournaments with Fodd bynnag, bydd Cymru yn cwrdd â symud yn eu blaenau i’r tîm cyntaf, the exceptional players that they have. Gwlad Belg cyn hynny yn Wrecsam ar a bydd Ryan (Giggs) a’i staff yn cadw But at the intermediate age groups as 6 Medi, tîm a wnaeth hefyd gyrraedd llygaid barcud. Mae hon yn stadiwm, ac well, they’re very, very strong, and they rowndiau terfynol 2019, gan fethu mae ganddi naws stadiwm. Gobeithio will be a very stern challenge for us. â mynd heibio’r cam grwpiau er y bydd awyrgylch gwych gyda’r But like any challenge, we relish that. gwaethaf ymgyrch ragbrofol wych cefnogwyr yn dod i wylio a chefnogi Myself, the staff and the players are heb golli’r un gêm. Cânt eu rheoli dyfodol pêl-droed Cymru.”

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WALES U19 UEFA U19 EURO 2020

TÎM DAN 19 CYMRU

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THIS MONTH MARKS THE START OF A and San Marino in the group stage mis Hydref, bydd Cymru yn chwarae VITAL THREE MONTHS OF PREPARATION which was hosted in north Wales, and dwy gêm gyfeillgar yn erbyn Awstria AND COMPETITION FOR THE U19 SQUAD there is a belief that this side has the yn Stadiwm Lecwydd. Mae Edwards AHEAD OF HOSTING THEIR QUALIFYING potential of advancing to the Elite wedi cael dyrchafiad o’r tîm dan 17, a GROUP IN NOVEMBER. Round yet again. “There’s a number Paul Bodin wedi cymryd yr awenau â’r of players from the 2001 group that tîm dan 21. Wales have been drawn against Russia, were part of the Elite Round squad, and Poland and Kosovo in Group 5 with the around half the squad are still eligible,” Bydd y twrnamaint yn brofiad games scheduled to take place at said Bodin, who managed the side in gwerthfawr i Edwards a’i garfan yn the Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff and the competition. “A number of key erbyn gwrthwynebwyr hynod gryf. Dragon Park in Newport between players would have picked up some Bydd y gemau’n gyfle hefyd i Edwards 13-19 November. valuable experience from that and we a’i staff arbrofi â charfan fwy na’r can add in some players from the 2002 arfer. Yn y cyfamser bydd y ddwy gêm Prior to the qualifying group, recently age group as their journey with the U19 gyfeillgar yng Nghaerdydd yn rhoi’r appointed manager Rob Edwards will team gets started.” cyfle i’r garfan arfer â chwarae yn take his team to Denmark for a mini- Stadiwm Lecwydd, cyn yr ymgyrch tournament this month where Wales Every Wales U19 home match will be ragbrofol. will face the hosts followed by a third- ticketless and free entry. Kick off times place play-off or final against Norway and confirmation of the dates for the Y tymor diwethaf llwyddodd y tîm dan or Sweden. In October, Wales will play UEFA Qualifying Round matches will be 19 i gyrraedd Rownd Elît UEFA ar ôl two friendly matches against Austria announced in due course. curo Sweden a San Marino yn rownd at the Leckwith Stadium. Edwards y grwpiau, ac mae hyder y gall y tîm has moved up to the role from the U17 Y MIS HWN, BYDD CARFAN DAN gyrraedd y rownd hon unwaith yn side, with Paul Bodin taking charge of 19 CYMRU YN CYCHWYN TRI MIS rhagor. “Mae yna nifer o chwaraewyr the U21’s. TYNGEDFENNOL O BARATOI A o’r grŵp 2001 a oedd yn rhan o garfan CHYSTADLU CYN CYNNAL EU GRŴP y Rownd Elît, ac mae tua hanner y The mini-tournament in September RHAGBROFOL YM MIS TACHWEDD. garfan yn dal i fod yn gymwys,” meddai will be a valuable experience for Bodin, a fu’n rheolwr ar y garfan yn Edwards and his squad as they take Bydd Cymru yn wynebu Rwsia, Gwlad y gystadleuaeth. “Mae’n bosibl fod on strong opposition. The fixtures will Pwyl a Kosovo yng Ngrŵp 5 a’r gemau nifer o chwaraewyr allweddol wedi also give Edwards and his staff the i’w cynnal yn Stadiwm Lecwydd, cael profiad gwerthfawr bryd hynny a opportunity to experiment with a larger Caerdydd a Pharc y Ddraig, Casnewydd gallwn ychwanegu rhai chwaraewyr o than normal squad. Meanwhile, the rhwng 13 a 19 Tachwedd. grŵp oedran 2002 wrth i’w taith gyda’r two fixtures against Austria in Cardiff garfan dan 19 ddechrau.” will give the players the opportunity Cyn hynny, bydd y rheolwr Rob Edwards to experience playing at the Leckwith yn mynd a’i dîm i Ddenmarc y mis hwn Nid oes angen tocynnau ar gyfer gemau Stadium ahead of the qualifying i gystadlu mewn twrnamaint llai, lle cartref dan 19 Cymru, a bydd mynediad campaign. bydd Cymru yn wynebu’r wlad gartref yn rhad ac am ddim. Cyhoeddir cyn mynd ymlaen i un ai’r rownd amseroedd cychwyn a chadarnhad Last season, the U19 side reached the derfynol neu’n chwarae am y trydydd o’r dyddiadau ar gyfer gemau Rownd UEFA Elite Round after beating Sweden safle yn erbyn Norwy neu Sweden. Ym Ragbrofol UEFA maes o law

www.faw.cymru 45 JAYNE LUDLOW’S SQUAD RETURNED TO COMPETITIVE ACTION RECENTLY WITH THEIR OPENING TWO UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2021 QUALIFIERS AGAINST THE FAROE ISLANDS AND NORTHERN IRELAND. FC CYMRU TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR GROUP C OPPONENTS AS THE SIDE ATTEMPT TO QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS OF A MAJOR TOURNAMENT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

Norway are the top seeds in the group side will once again compete at the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France this summer, a competition they won back in 1995. The two nations were paired together in 2017 UEFA Women’s EURO qualifying. Norway won the opening match between the two sides 4-0 in October 2015, and completed the double with a 2-0 win in the return match in Newport a year later. Manager Martin Sjogren took charge of the national team in 2016, while striker Lisa-Marie Utland is a prolific goalscorer for WOMEN READY the team. The FC Rosengard forward came to prominence when she was FOR EURO 2021 selected for the 2015 World Cup squad, despite never playing a senior CHALLENGE international match. By comparison, Belarus have never qualified for the finals of a MERCHED major tournament, and recently dropped down three places to their lowest-ever position in the FIFA CYMRU YN world rankings. Belarus were drawn against Wales in 1999 FIFA Women’s BAROD AM HER World Cup qualifying, winning 4-1 when the two sides first met before playing out a 3-3 draw in the return EWRO 2021 match. Anastasiya Kharlanova is one

46 www.faw.cymru of the better known players in the AGORIADOL YN YMGYRCH RAGBROFOL un o chwaraewyr mwyaf adnabyddus squad and plays her club football EWRO 2021 MERCHED UEFA YN ERBYN y garfan, ac mae hefyd yn chwarae with FC Minsk, while manager YR YNYSOEDD FFARÖE A GOGLEDD i glwb pêl-droed FC Minsk. Bu’r Eduard Demenkovets was a senior IWERDDON. YMA MAE FC CYMRU rheolwr, Eduard Demenkovets, yn international for his country during YN BWRW GOLWG FANYLACH AR EIN chwarae dros ei wlad yn ystod ei yrfa. his playing career. GWRTHWYNEBWYR YNG NGRŴP C WRTH I’R TÎM YMDRECHU I GYRRAEDD Daeth Gogledd Iwerddon wyneb yn Northern Ireland were drawn against ROWNDIAU TERFYNOL TWRNAMAINT wyneb â Norwy yn ymgyrch ragbrofol Norway in the 2019 FIFA World Cup MAWR AM Y TRO CYNTAF ERIOED. Cwpan y Byd FIFA 2019, gan golli dwy qualifying campaign, but suffered 4-1 gêm, un 4-1 a’r llall 3-0, yn erbyn and 3-0 defeats against the eventual Norwy sydd wedi’u graddio uchaf y tîm a aeth yn ei flaen i orffen ar group winners. Another nation yet yn y grŵp, ac roeddent yn cystadlu frig y grŵp. Dyma wlad arall sydd to qualify for the finals of a major unwaith yn rhagor yn rowndiau eto i gyrraedd rowndiau terfynol tournament, Jess Fishlock made her terfynol Cwpan y Byd Merched FIFA twrnamaint mawr. Gwnaeth Jess 100th appearance for Wales against dros yr haf yn Ffrainc, cystadleuaeth y Fishlock ei chanfed ymddangosiad Northern Ireland in a 3-1 friendly bu iddynt ei hennill ym 1995. Daeth y dros Gymru mewn gêm gyfeillgar victory back in April 2017 at Ystrad ddwy wlad benben yn rownd ragbrofol yn erbyn Gogledd Iwerddon yn ôl ym Mynach. Midfielder Rachel Furness Ewro Merched UEFA yn 2017. Norwy mis Ebrill 2017 yn Ystrad Mynach, is a key player in the squad and was a ddaeth i’r brig yn y gêm gyntaf ym gan eu trechu o dair gôl i un. Mae’r the inaugural winner of the Northern mis Hydref 2015, a hynny o 4-0, gan chwaraewraig canol cae Rachel Ireland Women’s Player of the Year gipio’r dwbl gyda buddugoliaeth 2-0 Furness yn rhan allweddol o’r garfan award in 2017. yn y gêm ddilynol yng Nghasnewydd a hi oedd enillydd cyntaf gwobr flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach. Aeth y tîm Chwaraewraig y Flwyddyn, Merched Bottom seeds the Faroe Islands cenedlaethol i ofal Martin Sjogren yn Gogledd Iwerddon yn 2017. have struggled in UEFA competition 2016, ac mae’r ergydiwr Lisa-Marie throughout their history in the men’s Utland yn sgoriwr cyson i’r tîm. Mae’n Mae’r Ynysoedd Ffaröe, y tîm yn and women’s games, they won the flaenwr i dîm FC Rosengard, a daeth y safle isaf, wedi cael trafferth Island Games in 2001, 2003 and 2005, i amlygrwydd pan y’i dewiswyd yn erioed yng nghystadleuaeth UEFA, and claimed the Women’s Baltic Cup rhan o garfan Cwpan y Byd 2015, er yng ngemau’r dynion a’r merched. in 2016. Paetur Smith Clementsen nad oedd hi erioed wedi chwarae gêm Serch hynny, yr Ynysoedd Ffaröe a was appointed manager of the ryngwladol i’r tîm cyntaf o’r blaen. fu’n fuddugol yng Ngemau’r Ynys national team in April 2017, and yn 2001, 2003 a 2005, a hwy oedd since October 2018 has combined his O gymharu, nid yw Belarws erioed yn fuddugol yng Nghwpan Baltig y role with that of U17 team manager. wedi llwyddo i gyrraedd rowndiau Merched yn 2016. Penodwyd Paetur Meanwhile, captain Rannva B. terfynol unrhyw dwrnamaint mawr, Smith Clementsen yn rheolwr ar y tîm Andreasen is the all-time record ac yn ddiweddar maent wedi cwympo cenedlaethol ym mis Ebrill 2017, ac appearance holder for the national tri safle, i’w safle isaf erioed ar restr ers mis Hydref 2018 mae wedi cyfuno team and also the all-time record FIFA o dimau’r byd. Fe wynebodd ei rôl â’i rôl fel rheolwr y tîm dan 17. goalscorer. Belarus Gymru yn rowndiau Yn y cyfamser, y capten Rannva B. rhagbrofol Cwpan y Byd Merched Andreasen sy’n dal y record am y DYCHWELODD CARFAN JAYNE FIFA ym 1999, gan ennill 4-1, ac yna nifer o ymddangosiadau dros y tîm LUDLOW AT EU GEMAU CYSTADLEUOL dod yn gyfartal o 3 gôl i 3 yn y gêm cenedlaethol o hyd, yn ogystal â’r YN DDIWEDDAR GYDA’U DWY GÊM ddilynol. Anastasiya Kharlanova yw record sgorio goliau.

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48 www.faw.cymru CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS PULLED OFF defeat to Copenhagen followed gan dîm Cliftonville o Iwerddon a ONE OF THE GREAT EUROPEAN RESULTS for the Saints, and they joined the Progres Niederkorn o Luxembourg, DURING THE SUMMER AS ANDY 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA yn y drefn honno. Ond, daliodd y Barri MORRISON’S SIDE FROM THE JD CYMRU Europa League to take on Bulgarian ymlaen yn gadarn am gêm gyfartal PREMIER KNOCKED KILMARNOCK OUT champions Ludogorets. However, the 0-0 yn eu gêm gartref, a chafodd Met OF THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 3-2 ON gulf in quality between the two teams Caerdydd eu bwrw allan ar goliau AGGREGATE. was more than apparent as Ludogorets oddi cartref, er iddynt ennill eu gêm registered a 9-0 win over the course gartref o 2-1 yn Stadiwm Lecwydd. Yn y The Nomads took the lead in the 1st leg of the two games. cyfamser, ar ôl curo Kilmarnock, roedd through an own goal from Greg Taylor, Cei Connah yn wynebu’r dasg enfawr but the Scottish Premier League side The new domestic season started with o chwarae’r cewri o Serbia, Partizan scored two late goals ahead of the a new look last month, with the top two Belgrade, ac er i’r Nomadiaid frwydo’n return match in Scotland. With two tiers being renamed as the JD Cymru ddi-baid, cawsant eu trechu 4-0 dros y away goals, their progress to the next Premier, JD Cymru North and JD Cymru ddwy gêm yn y pen draw. round of the competition appeared to South to coincide with the two feeder be a formality as the Nomads arrived leagues falling under the jurisdiction Unwaith eto, dechreuodd y Seintiau at Rugby Park, but Ryan Wignall and of the Football Association of Wales. JD Newydd eu hymgyrch Ewropeaidd a Callum Morris penalty stunned have also extended their sponsorship yng Nghynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA the home crowd and sparked wild of the domestic game until the 2025/26 ar ôl dal eu gafael ar gynghrair Cymru celebrations in the away dugout. season. The New Saints remain the Premier JD y tymor diwethaf. Daeth dominant force, and having claimed buddugoliaeth yn erbyn Feronikeli, Barry Town United and Cardiff Met the domestic double last year, are pencampwyr Kosovo a sgoriodd were both eliminated in the now looking to claim their ninth Dean Ebbe y gôl dyngedfennol yn y Preliminary Round by Irish outfit consecutive title. fuddugoliaeth 3-2 dros ddwy gêm, Cliftonville and Progres Niederkorn of a hynny ar ei ben-blwydd. Nesaf, Luxembourg respectively. However, CYFLAWNODD NOMADIAID CEI CONNAH roeddent yn wynebu tîm Copenhagen Barry Town United claimed a 0-0 UN O’R CANLYNIADAU GORAU ERIOED o Ddenmarc lle cawsant eu trechu draw in their home leg, while Cardiff YN EWROP DROS YR HAF WRTH I DÎM 3-0 dros y ddwy gêm, cyn ymuno â Met were knocked-out on away ANDY MORRISON O GYNGHRAIR CYMRU thrydedd rownd ragbrofol Cynghrair goals despite claiming a 2-1 win in PREMIER JD DRECHU KILMARNOCK A’U Europa UEFA i herio pencampwyr Gwlad at the Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff. BWRW ALLAN O GYNGHRAIR EUROPA Belg, Ludogorets. Ond roedd y bwlch Meanwhile, victory over Kilmarnock GYDA SGÔR O 3-2 DROS Y DDWY GÊM. enfawr mewn ansawdd yn glir rhwng brought the difficult challenge of y ddau dîm wrth i Ludogorets faeddu’r Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade for Aeth y Nomadiaid ar y blaen yn y gêm Seintiau o 9-0 dros y ddwy gêm. Connah’s Quay Nomads, and despite gyntaf wedi’i Greg Taylor sgorio i’w a brave showing, they eventually rwyd ei hun ond sgoriodd y tîm o Uwch Dechreuodd y tymor domestig gydag suffered a 4-0 aggregate defeat. Gynghrair yr Alban ddwy gôl hwyr edrychiad newydd fis diwethaf, gyda’r cyn yr ail gêm draw yn yr Alban. Gyda ddwy haen uchaf yn cael eu hailenwi The New Saints once again began dwy gôl oddi cartref, roedd pawb yn yn ‘Cymru Premier JD’, ‘Cymru North their European campaign in the UEFA dra ffyddiog mai Kilmarnock fyddai’n JD’ a ‘Cymru South JD’ i nodi bod y Champions League having retained mynd ymlaen i’r rownd nesaf wrth ddwy gynghrair bwydo yn dod o dan their JD Cymru Premier title last i’r Nomadiaid gyrraedd Rugby Park, awdurdod Cymdeithas Bêl-droed season, and defeated Feronikeli, the ond daeth gôl gan Ryan Wignall a Cymru. Mae JD hefyd wedi ymrwymo i champions of Kosovo. Dean Ebbe chic o’r smotyn gan Callum Morris i barhau i noddi’r gêm ddomestig hyd at scoring the crucial goal in the 3-2 synnu’r cefnogwyr cartref a sbarduno dymor 2025/26. Mae grym y Seintiau aggregate win on his birthday as the dathliadau gwyllt yn y dugout. Newydd yn dal i arglwyddiaethu ar side won 1-0 in Kosovo after the two ôl bachu’r dwbl domestig y tymor teams had drawn 2-2 at Park Hall, to Cafodd Barry Town United a Met diwethaf, ac maent nawr yn gobeithio set-up a meeting with Danish side Caerdydd ill dau eu bwrw allan o’r hawlio eu nawfed pencampwriaeth Copenhagen. A 3-0 aggregate gystadleuaeth yn y Rownd Gychwynnol yn olynol.

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