07/02/2014 18:39
CONIFA rejects Azeri demand: Karabakh to participate in championship
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) has rejected Azerbaijan’s demand not to allow the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) to participate in the first world soccer championship among unrecognized states due in Sweden on June 1-8.
People living in every corner of the world have the right to represent themselves in the international arena, CONIFA said, when rejecting Azerbaijan’s demand.
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan earlier expressed its protest over the expected participation of Karabakh soccer players in the championship by sending a letter of protest to the CONIFA.