Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) extends its condolences to the family and friends of former Kyrgyz Republic international Rustam Zakirov who passed away on April 15, 2020 at the age of 30.
Zakirov rose quickly through the national youth set-up, having represented the Central Asians in the qualifiers of the AFC U-17 Championship Japan 2004, the AFC Youth Championship in 2006 before featuring for the national team in the 2008, 2010 and 2014 editions of the now defunct AFC Challenge Cup.
He also featured for the White Falcons in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 2012 London Olympic Games as well as the 2016 AFC Cup with Kyrgyz club side FC Alga.
The thoughts and prayers of the AFC and the rest of the Asian football community are with the family and friends of Zakirov as well as the Kyrgyz Republic football community in this moment of grief.