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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Karl Matchett

Bosnia-Herzegovina agree to play Russia in friendly despite ongoing Fifa ban and Ukraine invasion

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The football federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina have confirmed that a friendly match against Russia has been arranged for November.

Russia as a nation has been widely reprimanded and sanctioned by political, financial and sporting bodies since the invasion of Ukraine began in February of this year, with football’s governing organisation, Fifa, handing a worldwide ban to all Russian national and club-level teams from both Fifa’s own competitions and Uefa’s.

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