“First, you need to ask the leadership of the RFU if they are waiting for us in the AFC.

Maybe the RFU held consultations with representatives of the AFC and secured specific support there, but we are not officially told about this, ”RB Sport quotes Chernyshov.

Recall that the President of the RFU, Alexander Dyukov, after the meeting of the executive committee, said that the decision to transfer the organization to the AFC would be made on December 27.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has excluded the Russian national team from the Nations League and qualification for Euro 2024, and has also decided not to allow Russian clubs to participate in European competitions in the 2022/23 season.

Earlier, the former head coach of Zenit Vlastimil Petrzhela spoke about the possible transfer of the RFU under the auspices of the AFC.