The Central Asian Football Federation (CAFA) commented on the information that the Russian national team may refuse to participate in the tournament of the organization. sports24 Regarding an interlocutor close to CAFA.
“So far we have not received information about the refusal from the Russian Football Union (RFU) and therefore we have not canceled the participation of the Russian team in the summer tournament,” CAFA said.
In June 2023, it was reported that the Russians could take part in the CAFA championship. The previous day, the Iranian Football Federation reported that all participants in the CAFA championship favor the participation of the Russian team in the tournament.
Recall that for more than a year the Russian team could not hold official meetings and did not play in international tournaments. In the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from all competitions controlled by these organizations.
During the suspension period, the Russians played several friendly matches with teams from Asia.
Valery Karpin, former coach of the Russian national team reacted Information about the refusal of the Russian team to participate in the CAFA tournament.