MOSCOW, Mar 31 In Russian football clubs amid the departure of some foreign players players from Nigeria may appear, the Nigerian ambassador to Moscow, Abdullahi Shehu, said in an interview. At the moment, five legionnaires from Nigeria are playing for Russian clubs, there have been more than 40 of them for the entire time of football in the Russian Federation. «If any football club, in Russia or in another country, in search of talented footballers, in Nigeria there are those who can be invited,” Shehu said. «.»Sport is one of the pillars of both foreign and domestic policy. We use sport to promote Nigerian culture, talented Nigerians,» the ambassador added. Previously, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the situation in Ukraine Aina allowed foreign players and coaches to unilaterally suspend contracts with Russian and Ukrainian clubs and sign agreements with foreign teams until June 30. One foreign club can sign contracts with a maximum of two such players. Read the full text of the interview at ria.ru at 10.00.
