FIFA and UEFA have sent a letter to the vice-presidents of the Ukrainian Football Association warning of possible expulsion due to plans to hold extraordinary presidential elections. UAF members allegedly want to remove Andriy Pavelek from this position.
The first vice-president of UAF Oleh Protasov published the corresponding letter on his Facebook page.
"As the first vice-president of the UAF, respecting the football rules that regulate the activities of FIFA, UEFA and national football associations, I informed the international football bodies about the intentions of third forces to commit a literal raider seizure of power in the Ukrainian House of Football. It is expected that the global football community cannot and will not turn a blind eye to attempts to hold illegal elections in the UAF," he noted.
Earlier, the Ukrainian mass media wrote that the UAF plans to hold a virtual executive committee on December 20, at which a decision will be made to remove the president of the UAF Andriy Pavelek. They allegedly planned to elect former football player Andriy Shevchenko instead.
- On November 29, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv sent the president of the Ukrainian Football Association Andrii Pavelek 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. Pavelka was ordered to be arrested for two months — until January 22, 2023. At the same time, the head of the UAF had the right to make a deposit in the amount of 9.8 million hryvnias. The deposit was made on the same day.