KFF has extended contract with Ricardo Kaka

"The World Cup in Uzbekistan showed that our national team is a very competitive team. Thanks to the successful performance at the tournament, our national team entered the top five teams of the world. Moreover, the previous mundial showed that our youth has a huge potential. It shows the right way of futsal development in our country. Definitely, Mr. Kaka made a huge contribution. Now, we are looking forward to getting ready for the Euro qualifying tournament, which will be held in Lithuania and Latvia. Our task is to reach the final stage. We have no doubt that coached by Kaka our team will do their best to achieve this goal,” - said the president of the Kazakhstan Football Federation Adlet Barmenkulov.

"I express my gratitude to the Kazakhstan Football Federation and the Kazakhstan Futsal Association for the support and trust. We will make every effort to successfully reach the 2026 Euro,” - said Paulo Ricardo Kaka.

Ricardo Kaka has been leading the Kazakhstan futsal team since 2018. Under his leadership, Kazakhstan took fourth place at the 2021 Futsal World Cup. Also, the Kazakhstan national futsal team takes fifth place in the FIFA ranking.