The Russian Football Union (RFU) has deprived the world of the opportunity to see the incredible matches of the Russian national team against such world soccer giants as the teams of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other opponents of the same top level.
Earlier, the Russian team was invited to the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) tournament, which will be held from June 9 to 21 in Bishkek and Tashkent with the participation of the above-mentioned teams. As a result, the Russian Football Union turned down the invitation. This was announced by the secretary general of the organization, Maxim Mitrofanov. "We have sent an official letter to CAFA. We thanked our colleagues. Unfortunately, we had to refuse. There were a number of issues between us and CAFA. A big burden on the players. We had planned to play at least four matches, it was hot. There was a small break between the 11th and the 15th for representatives of several teams," Mitrofanov was quoted as saying by
