Blaise Jounane, Secretary General of the Cameroon Football Federation, described the friendly match against the Russian national team as the best event of 2023. Sports24.
“We liked the game and the way the Russians welcomed us. It was very cool. That is why I will choose this event as the best of the last year for our team,” said Jounan.
On October 12, the Russian team beat Cameroon with a score of 1:0 in Moscow. Striker Fedor Chalov scored the only goal.
On November 20, the Russians defeated the Cuban team (8:0) in a friendly match in Volgograd. The goals were scored by Ivan Oblyakov, Alexander Golovin, Anton Miranchuk, Alexander Silyanov, Alexander Sobolev, Danil Prutsev, Nikita Krivtsov and Andrey Mostovoy. In the 85th minute, the referee gave Cuba a penalty that Sergei Pinyaev could not convert.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Previously, the coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, made irony appealed to national team players.