“The fundamental political context stood in the way of the game against the representatives of Turkmenistan.”, — write: football.ua
The fundamental political context stood in the way of the game against the representatives of Turkmenistan.
photo by NK Veres January 18, 2026, 12:41 p.m
Oleg Shandruk’s team planned to hold at least ten friendly matches there.
January 17: Veres — Krakow (Krakow, Poland)
January 22: Veres – Bohemians 1905 (Prague, Czech Republic)
January 25: Veres — Arkadag (Turkmenistan)
January 26: Veres — Dukajini (Klina, Kosovo)
February 02: Veres – Iberia 1999 (Tbilisi, Georgia)
February 8: Veres — Kudrivka (Ukraine)
February 10: Veres — Vidovre (Denmark)
February 13: Veres — Dynamo (Tbilisi, Georgia)
However, later it was found out that the match against Arkadag on January 25 was cancelled.
The reason is information about the participation of the champion of Turkmenistan in closed matches with the participation of Russian teams.
At the same time, the “red and black” reported that the information about the sparring matches with the Russians was not covered by the sources, and also noted that they are currently continuing negotiations with potential opponents in additional three sparring matches at the Turkish training camp.