The friendly match to be played between the Russian and Kenya national teams will be taken into account in the International Federation of Football (FIFA) rankings. This was reported by TASS With reference to a representative of the communication service of the Russian Football Union (RFU).
“The match between the national teams of Russia and Kenya will be included in the FIFA rankings. The RFU said there were five substitutions in the game, as well as a further substitution in case of serious injury.
The Russian national team will play a friendly match against Cameroon on October 12. The match will be played at VTB Arena. Russians will face the Kenyan national team in Turkey on October 16.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations in the spring of 2022.
Since the beginning of the year, the Russian team has played four friendly matches with Asian teams: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. On September 12, the national team drew 1:1 with Qatar.
Formerly Ministry of Sports of Ukraine appealed He appealed to UEFA to boycott Russia.
Source: Gazeta
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