Former goalkeeper of Spartak Moscow and the USSR national team, Anzor Kavazashvili, was outraged by the decision of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to refuse the invitation of the Russian national team to participate in the Central Asian Association (CAFA) championship.
“Then I advise you to disband the Russian national team. Then why is it needed? The Russian national team is the strongest team in the world, and they do not have to play anywhere! With my deepest regards, Kavazashvili from the only bronze medalist goalkeeper of the World Championship.” “Match TV”.
On April 18, RFU Secretary General Maxim Mitrofanov announced that he had rejected the offer to play in the tournament.
The Central Asian Football Federation’s championship will be held in June 2023. Teams from Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan will participate.
Recall that in March 2022 the participation of Russian clubs and national team in tournaments under the auspices of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA) was suspended.
On March 23, the Russian team drew with Iran with a score of 1: 1. On March 26, Valery Karpin’s St. Petersburg beat the Iraqi national team 2-0.
Yegor Titov, former football player of Spartak and the Russian national team declarationThat Kazakhstan’s championship level has caught up with the Russian Premier League (RPL).