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Andriy Shevchenko became the only candidate for the post of president of the Ukrainian Football Association

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Oleksandra Opanasenko
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Andriy Shevchenko became the only candidate for the post of president of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF).

This was reported by the press service of the association.

Shevchenkoʼs candidacy was supported by all permanent members of the organization — he meets the requirements and criteria for candidates to be elected as the president of the UAF. Shevchenko himself has already given his written consent to participate in the elections.

The extraordinary congress of the UAF, at which a new chairman of the organization will be elected in place of Andriy Pavelko, who is in a pre-trial detention center, will be held on January 25, 2024.

The arrest of the current president of the UAF, Andriy Pavelek

Since March 2015, the Ukrainian Football Association has been headed by Andriy Pavelko. On November 29, 2022, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv sent Andriy Pavelko under arrest. He is suspected of being involved in fraud with the construction of a plant for the production of artificial grass for football fields. Pavelko was immediately released on bail of 9.8 million hryvnias. However, on June 16, the court decided to arrest Pavelko and transfer the bail to the state.