Kazakhstan women’s squad announced for Women’s World Cup qualifier against Armenia

26 May 2026, 14:00

On 5 June, the Kazakhstan women’s national team will face Belarus in the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

The match will take place in Yerevan at 19:00 Astana time. The team’s training camp will begin on 29 May in Almaty.

Begaim Kirgizbaeva, head coach of the Kazakhstan women’s national team, has called up 26 players for the training camp:

Goalkeepers: Angelina Portnova (Asteras Tripolis, Greece), Nazym Ismailova (BIIK-Shymkent), Viktoriya Zeynali (Elimai).

Defenders: Alexandra Burova, Bibigul Nurysheva (both – BIIK-Shymkent), Anastasiya Vlasova (Aktobe), Tomiris Rakhatzhan (Kairat), Yuliya Myasnikova (Dynamo, Russia), Alexandra Nabokova (Shakhter), Kristina Shustova (Elimai), Mariya Demidova (Minsk, Belarus), Anelya Sunkarova (Astana), Leyla Sadykova (Zhenis).

Midfielders: Kseniya Khairullina (Kairat), Karina Zhumabaykyzy (Aktobe), Anastasiya Nizamutdinova (Yenisey, Russia), Kazyna Norbayeva (Górnik Łęczna, Poland), Elina Irismetova (Zhenis).

Forwards: Aida Gaistenova, Aselkhan Turlybekova, Yekaterina Babshuk (all – Aktobe), Nazym Aldanazar (Kairat), Anelya Mamyrova, Fatima Satygaliyeva (both – Elimai), Polina Osipova (Tobol), Amina Bibossynova (Turbine Potsdam, Germany).

Coaching staff: Begaim Kirgizbaeva – head coach, Viktor Semenov – assistant coach, Yuliya Shiryayeva – assistant coach, Zhenis Arystan – fitness coach, Dmitriy Kolbuntsov – goalkeeping coach, Rasul Marua – performance analyst, Maksat Amirbay – video analyst, Azamat Ospanov – doctor, Maksim Dudukin – masseur, Asemgul Smagulova – masseur, Zhanbolat Tynybek – administrator, Serik Zhugralin – team manager.