General secretary RFS extension Maxim Mitrofanov spoke about why the decision to move to the AFC was not made at the end of last year.
If at the end of last year we had applied for withdrawal from Uefa, they would have no choice but to let us go on July 1st. Then we Uefa motivated with the words: “Colleagues, we will try to build a system and contribute to Russia’s return to international competitions. Take your time. Don’t leave”. We agreed with this and suggested creating a working group.
