Coach Josip Kuže, as he later admitted, had his doubts about the player's decision to play; he also had thoughts to substitute him by the end of the match, but changed his mind because of the fans, who had accepted Nowotny with acclamation.
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Sykaj was first called up to the senior Albania team on 30 September 2011 by Josip Kuže for the last two Euro 2012 qualifying games against France and Romania.
He is also part of the Albanian national team and has been since 2009 after being included in the squad by Croatian coach Josip Kuže for the record breaking 6-1 destruction of Cyprus on 12 August 2009 at the Qemal Stafa Stadium.
FSHF gave Mavraj a chance to play international football at a senior level by permitting the Albanian manager at the time Josip Kuže to call him up for a friendly in Tirana against Northern Ireland on 3 March 2010.