Commentator Dmitry Guberniev criticized the decision of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to refuse the Russian team to participate in the Central Asian Football Federation championship.
Everyone would be very happy there, but are we not playing because the workload is too much? We don’t play international tournaments anywhere but is there a big load on the players? Good morning my baby. Now it is called, ”Guberniev quotes: “Sports Express”.
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.
Previously recognizedThe midfielder of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Daler Kuzyaev said that he can continue his career in the Turkish championship. According to media reports, Istanbul’s Beşiktaş is interested in the player of the Russian national team.