The Russian national football team can play friendly matches with the national teams of Tanzania, Zanzibar, Seychelles, Sudan and Senegal. This was reported by “Match TV”.
According to the source, representatives of the football federations of these countries visited the stand of the Russian Football Union (RFU) at the “Russia – Power of Sport” forum held in Perm in October and held cooperation negotiations. It is reported that we are talking about the matches that will take place in 2024. The location and exact dates of the games have not yet been discussed. All of the national team’s rivals, except Senegal, are not among the top 100 teams in the FIFA rankings.
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.
The Russian national team has played five friendly matches in 2023 (against Iran and Iraq in March, against Qatar in September, against Cameroon and Kenya in October).
Previously reportedIt was stated that the Iranian national team will not be able to play against Russia until at least 2025.