Russian Premier League (RPL) club Zenit has signed a cooperation agreement with Egyptian Al-Ittihad. This has been reported press office Petersburg club.
“This document provides for the interaction of one of the oldest football clubs in Egypt and the current champion of Russia in the fields of sports, scientific and technical education, training courses, identification of talents, development of main and women’s teams,” the report said. says.
It was noted that the parties also agreed to hold a test match with the participation of youth teams on 8 September. The meeting will take place in Alexandria.
“Zenith” is in second place in the Russian championship standings with 13 points after six matches. Sergei Semak’s team won the last five draws of the national championship.
In the next match, Zenit will play against Kaliningrad Baltika as part of the Russian Cup RPL Road. The match will be played on August 30. The starting whistle will sound at 17:30 Moscow time.
Previously reportedThat Zenit players received 10 million rubles for their victory over Spartak.