By the will of the calendar, for the second time in the last three days Neftekhimik and Lada will play each other. The game will again be held in Nizhnekamsk, January 30, on the ice of the local Neftekhim Arena.

On January 29, as part of the 1/8 finals of the African Cup of Nations, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Arena (Abidjan), the teams of Cape Verde and Mauritania will compete.