Secretary General of the Football Federation explains that during the Georgia-Northern Macedonia match, it was agreed with UEFA that specific individuals would enter the VIP box

According to the Secretary General of the Football Federation, Davit Mujiri, during the Georgia-Northern Macedonia match, it was agreed with UEFA to have specific individuals in the VIP box.

However, Davit Mujiri cannot specify how Irakli Kobakhidze, the executive secretary of the Georgian Dream, got to the stadium.

As Mujiri said in response to a question from the media, the list of attendees was limited, however, in agreement with UEFA, Kakha Kaladze was given three seats to watch the match.

"It is very unfortunate that the media start talking about these questions after yesterday's failure. There is an official list that is agreed with UEFA just like we agree on away games. We had it agreed as well as with the delegation of Northern Macedonia in advance. They were more numerous in the VIP box yesterday than our representatives. It is unfortunate that the fans could not come to the game yesterday and it is unfortunate that the representatives of the government, who traditionally support the Georgian national team, could not come either. The list was limited and agreed with UEFA. The mayor of the city, Mr. Kakhi Kaladze is the most titled Georgian football player and he had three seats. However, as you call it, only accredited media were present in the VIP box, plus the staff and management of the federation. Only one representative of the Ministry of Sports was present at the game, Deputy Minister Shalva Gogoladze.

Several political parties, politicians and provocateurs took off the mask today, they are acting from an ambushed position today. Maybe this is one of the reasons that we, as a country, can not reach the European Championship", - Mujiri said.

For the record, a rally of civil activists was held in front of the Football Federation, where a confrontation took place between the protesters and the employees of the federation. According to the protesters, there is selective law in Georgia, which allows high-ranking officials to watch the match from the VIP-tribune, while the fans outside the stadium are fined 2000 GEL for violating the restriction imposed by the government.

For reference, the Georgian team lost to Northern Macedonia 0:1. As a result, Northern Macedonia won a place to the European Championship.