“It was decided to form a working group of representatives of the RFU, the Ministry of Sports, the State Duma and fans.

The working group should consult extensively with FIFA, UEFA and the AFC.

This is absolutely correct, to which I called everyone these months, ”Sport24 quotes Koloskov.

Following the meeting on December 30, the RFU Executive Committee did not make a final decision on the transition from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Recall that UEFA excluded the Russian team from the UEFA Nations League and qualification for Euro 2024, and also decided not to allow Russian clubs to participate in European competitions in the 2022/23 season.

Earlier, Dyukov announced the absence of letters of guarantee from the AFC for the admission of the RFU into its ranks.