Former CSKA forward Seydou Doumbia admitted that he was happy to meet with Igor Akinfeev and Kirill Nababkin, saying that the army club has changed a lot since his debut. The footballer also explained why he did not learn Russian, despite playing in Russia for several years. The words of the former football player show the way “Sport Express”.
“The club provided a wonderful translator – Gevond Khublarov. All problems were solved through him. Therefore, learning the language was not the top priority,” said Doumbia.
The footballer played for CSKA from 2010 to 2014 and then moved to Rome in January 2015, but returned to the army club on a half-season loan in the summer of the same year.
Together with CSKA, Doumbia became the three-time Russian champion, twice won the Russian Cup and became the owner of the country’s Super Cup. Doumbia ended his career playing for Malta’s Hamrun Spartans in 2021.
Along with the Ivory Coast national team, Doumbia became the champion of the African Cup of Nations in 2015.
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