AFFA issued a statement regarding the incident that occurred in the qualifying round match of EURO-2024 played between the Armenian and Croatian national teams.
İdman.biz reports that the statement reads:
"The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan states that in the 35th minute of the Armenia-Croatia game, which took place on September 11, 2023, within the framework of the qualifying round of EURO-2024, the display of the so-called regime's "flag" by a drone in the area of the stadium is strongly condemned. and the Football Federation of Armenia is required to take measures to prevent such acts, including other acts that tarnish the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and to deter its fans from these acts.
We also inform you that this is not the first time that the said acts have been committed. We as AFFA express and will express our complaints to UEFA and other higher bodies against all kinds of actions aimed at using football as a political tool. We hope that the institution will make a fair decision by applying to UEFA regarding the mentioned issue.
We note once again that sports games should not be used as a tool for political actions.
It should be noted that in the qualifying round match of EURO-2024 played between the teams of Armenia and Croatia, the Armenian side took out the so-called separatists' scrap piece on the field with a drone.
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