OREANDA-NEWS The head of the public relations department of the Burkina Faso Football Federation (FB), Kader Traore, spoke about the ban by the International Football Federation (FIFA) on games with the Russian national team. His words are quoted by Sport24.

"FIFA will take punitive measures against the FFB for this game," Traore said. He added that at the moment it is difficult to predict the holding of friendly matches with the national team.

Earlier, the head coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, called the main disappointment of 2024 for the national team. The specialist said that he was upset by the canceled matches of the team.

Due to sanctions from the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations, the Russian national team missed several major international tournaments. Among them are the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 European Championship in Germany.