The President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a statement on the friendly match with Russia

President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Viko Željković issued a statement in connection with the scandalous announcement of a friendly match with the national team of the terrorist country - Russia, which is planned (still) to be held in St. Petersburg in November.

“Now our main and only priority is the performance of the Montenegrin national team in the September matches of the League of Nations. It is important to defeat Montenegro - this will allow us to gain a foothold in the first place in the group and count on the continuation of the successful struggle to enter the “A” division of the tournament.

In addition, a successful performance in the Nations League will improve our position during the Euro 2024 qualifying draw. But our main strategic goal now is to qualify for the next European Championship.

As for the friendly match with Russia, taking into account the request of Fuad Cholpa, a member of the executive committee of our football association, in October we will hold a special meeting and discuss the topic of this match," the official website of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina quotes Zeljkovic as saying.

Recall that the leading players of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, including the captain of this team, Edin Dzeko, have already announced their refusal to take part in the match with the Russian national team.