So, despite the full-scale invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a sparring with the team of the aggressor country, which should take place on November 19. However, this news instantly aroused the indignation of the world community..

The President of the UAF on his Facebook page advised the Russians not to prepare for control sparring, but to pay reparations to Ukraine for everything they did as a result of a full-scale invasion.

" The first item on the agenda, which received unanimous support, is an appeal to the leadership of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a request to cancel the decision to hold a friendly match with the Russian national team, which is scheduled for November 19 in Russia.

In parallel, the owners of the " The UAF Executive Committee called on the leadership of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be in solidarity with the entire civilized football world, which removed teams from Russia from international competitions under the auspices of UEFA and FIFA for their silent support of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine.

And it’s better for the Russians to prepare not for the matches of the national team, but for the payment of reparations for the damage caused to Ukraine, including the football infrastructure of our state. Glory to the heroes! Glory to the Armed Forces! Glory to Ukraine! "

Earlier, UEFA announced that they did not object to the duel between the national teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Russian Federation. In response, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) demands from UEFA and FIFA not to allow the match with the participation of the aggressor country.

In turn, the leaders of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team have already expressed solidarity with Ukraine and announced that they would boycott the friendly match with Russia.

We add that Bosnia and Herzegovina was a rival of the Ukrainian team in the qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup. In Lviv, the teams played a draw (1:1), and on the road, the Ukrainians beat the Balkans (0:2) and won a ticket to the playoffs for the World Cup.

Recall that UEFA extended the " Even in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended the clubs and teams of the Russian Federation from participating in tournaments under their auspices. Now UEFA has banned the Russians from participating in competitions in the 2022/23 season..

At the same time, we note that Russia has not yet been expelled from UEFA and FIFA. The decision taken by UEFA on May 2 also does not provide for the deprivation of the aggressor country of membership in the European football organization..

The Russians last played a match in the selection for the 2022 World Cup in November last year. Then they lost to Croatia 0:1.