Akhmat defender Rizvan Utsiev says Grozny is ready to become the football capital of Russia “Sports Express”.
“I think Grozny is close to becoming the football capital of Russia. Our football is developing very well. We are moving towards this situation. The president of the club attaches great importance to all football, especially youth football,” said Utsiev.
In the Russian Championship rankings, Akhmat is in 13th place with 17 points. Krasnodar ranks first with 38 points. St. Petersburg Zenit is in second place with 36 points. Dinamo Moscow is in the top three. Marcel Lička’s team scored 31 points.
In the next round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Akhmat will face Ural Yekaterinburg. The match will be played in early March. Akhmat won the first round match with a score of 1:0.
Previously Rostov and Akhmat connected RPL 18th round match with a score of 0:0.