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title: "Numerous absences for NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia ahead of Europa League clash"
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# Numerous absences for NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia ahead of Europa League clash

NEC Nijmegen host Levski Sofia in the second round of the league phase of the Europa League, amid numerous absences on both sides, on 15 October at 22:00 Damascus time.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 14 October 2026، 10:22 ، updated 22:01 Saudi time

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Numerous absences for NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia ahead of Europa League clash

[NEC Nijmegen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/nec-nijmegen-322) meet their guests [Levski Sofia](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/levski-sofia-314) in a match to be held as part of the second round of the league phase in the Europa League competition for the 2026/27 season, on 15 October at 22:00 Damascus time.

The match will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Hosts NEC Nijmegen will be without the services of a large number of players, namely [Isak Hansen-Aarøen](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/isak-hansen-aar%C3%B8en-10510), [Philippe Sandler](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/philippe-sandler-10504), [Adam Tahaui](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/adam-tahaui-10515), [Dennis Geiger](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/dennis-geiger-10509), [Kaj Sierhuis](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/kaj-sierhuis-10521) and [Ayodele Thomas](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ayodele-thomas-10522) who will be absent for other reasons, in addition to [Emre Mor](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/emre-mor-10520), [Bram Nuytinck](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bram-nuytinck-10502) and Philippe Sandler who are out injured.

On the other hand, Levski Sofia also face absences in their ranks, with [Akram Bouras](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/akram-bouras-10240), [R. Kirilov](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/r-kirilov-10249) and [Nikola Serafimov](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nikola-serafimov-10239) out through injury, while [Mustapha Sangaré](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mustapha-sangar%C3%A9-10256), [P. Hristov](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/p-hristov-10234) and [Wabo Oliver Kamdem](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/wabo-oliver-kamdem-10235) will be absent for other reasons.

The aforementioned absences on both sides will continue until the match takes place on 15 October.

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