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Renowned commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk discussed whether Dynamo Kyiv striker Vladyslav Supriaha will make an impact at Kamianets-Podilskyi’s Epitsentr.

— At one time, Supriaha indeed was offered 6 million euros. Ajax, when he was still at Dnipro-1, made an offer, and Dynamo bought him for a large sum — roughly the same amount. This guy has potential. Such footballers are not let go easily. Yes, he is going through a difficult period in his life. Perhaps it’s his own issue. But let’s still keep an eye on him and watch. Yesterday, he was working on the field. I have a soft spot for him because I believe he had and probably still has very strong talent.

It pains me to see when such footballers simply disappear. It should not be like this. This means that somewhere, the coaches didn’t work hard enough, somewhere he wasn’t developed. We don’t have that many super talents that we can say they are capable of pulling our football forward, — said Tsyhanyk.

Nigerian winger Prosper Obah is having an incredible stretch this season in the Ukrainian championship, which has sparked many rumors about his potential transfer.

It is reported that Prosper has already signed a contract with Donetsk’s Shakhtar, but as Sport.ua has learned, the Nigerian remains a player of Cherkasy’s LNZ. Shakhtar is indeed showing significant interest in the foreign player, but there is no talk of contract signing at the moment.

Currently, the Nigerian is with the 'violets' and is preparing for the next Ukrainian Premier League match. Prosper’s current contract with LNZ expires on June 30, 2029. This season, the Nigerian has played 13 matches, scoring 7 goals and providing 2 assists.

On October 4th, Volodymyr Sharan returned to 'Alexandria'. However, he took charge of the second team and continues to work with the youth of the 'Citizens'.

According to UA-Football, during the winter break, the 54-year-old specialist will return to work in the UPL and take the position of head coach of Alexandria’s first team.

The last time Sharan coached a UPL representative was almost two years ago, when he was dismissed as the head coach of 'Minaj' in November 2023. Sharan could have returned to coaching at the end of last season. He was offered to head 'Chornomorets', but Volodymyr Bohdanovych declined for personal reasons.

The current head coach of 'Alexandria' is Kyrylo Nesterenko.

The chief referee expert of UAF, Nicola Rizzoli, commented on the controversial episode of the 13th round match of the Ukrainian championship between «Kolos» and «Dynamo».

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As reported by «Football 24», Shakhtar and the Nigerian forward of Cherkasy LNZ, Prosper Obah, have agreed on a transfer.

The contract will be valid for 5 years, and the deal is worth 4.5 million euros plus 10% of the next sale. The portal Transfermarkt values the player at one million euros.

In the current season, Obah has played 15 matches for the Cherkasy club, scoring 8 goals and providing 2 assists in all competitions. The Nigerian shares the top scorer spot in the UPL with Yuriy Klymchuk.

By the way, LNZ currently holds the second position in the UPL standings and is the main pursuer of the Donetsk club at the top. Vitaliy Ponomariov’s team has collected 26 points in 13 rounds of the Ukrainian championship.

The midfielder of Kryvyi Rih’s «Kryvbas» Yegor Tverdokhlib recalled the match against Kyiv’s «Dynamo» (0:4) in the 10th round of the Ukrainian championship.

«The team accepted it as a lesson for the future. We shouldn’t look at where we are now (after 13 rounds „Kryvbas“ is in fifth place in the standings, — editor’s note), because only a third of the championship has passed.

We knew who we were playing against—this is a strong opponent, despite their performance in European competitions. Perhaps they have their own problems, but it is still „Dynamo“, that’s the level, every player there is individually very strong. We need to follow our game. Yes, we lost that match, perhaps we played it poorly somewhere, but we need to draw conclusions and move on,»—said Tverdokhlib.

The CEO of Karpaty, Andriy Rusol, has already missed three consecutive home matches of the green-and-whites, although he was spotted at the match of the 13th round of the Ukrainian championship between Rukh and Kudrivka.

It seems Rusol has been disappointed with the capabilities of Vladyslav Lupashko, whom he once invited to lead the youth squad of Karpaty, and then the main team in place of Myron Markevych, or he doesn’t want to meet the demanding fans who are dissatisfied with the lack of stability in the Lviv team’s performances this season.

According to available information, the Karpaty management is currently actively searching for a new head coach, but has not yet decided who will lead the green-and-whites in the second part of the championship.

The legendary Volyn coach Vitalii Kvartsyanyi expressed his thoughts on the recent poor results of Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian championship. Remember, the capital team lost the last three matches and is now 10 points behind the leading Shakhtar.

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Former «Dnipro» coach Mykola Pavlov remembered his former team’s fight with Kyiv’s «Dynamo» for the gold medals of the Ukrainian championship in the 1992/93 season.

From the very beginning of that championship, «Dnipro» took the lead, but closer to the end, the Kyiv team managed to take the lead. Three rounds before the end of the tournament, the teams faced each other in a head-to-head match in Dnipropetrovsk. At that moment, «Dynamo» was ahead by 2 points. The hosts won the match, thus leveling with «Dynamo» on points. By the end of the championship, the situation didn’t change, and the Kyiv team became the champion — due to a better goal difference (59−14 against 51−20).

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Former player of Poltava «Vorskla» Ivan Sharyi shared his thoughts on the recent unsuccessful results of Kyiv’s «Dynamo» in the Ukrainian Championship. Recall, the capital team lost the last three matches and now is 10 points behind leading «Shakhtar».

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Ex-Dnipro goalkeeper Mykola Medin recalled his former team’s battle with Kyiv’s Dynamo for the gold medals in the 1992/93 Ukrainian championship.

From the very start of that season, Dnipro took the lead, but closer to the end of the championship, the Kyiv team managed to pull ahead. Three rounds before the end of the championship, the teams met in a direct encounter in Dnipropetrovsk. At that moment, Dynamo was ahead by 2 points. The victory in the match went to the hosts, thus leveling with Dynamo in points. By the end of the championship, the situation did not change, and the capital team became the champion thanks to a better goal difference (59−14 against 51−20).

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The UAF Referees Committee has appointed the refereeing team for the 14th round match of the Ukrainian Championship 2025/26 season between Kyiv’s Dynamo and Poltava, scheduled for next Monday, December 1, in Kyiv at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi (kick-off at 15:30).

The field referee is Oleksiy Derevinsky from Khmelnytskyi. In the current Ukrainian championship, he has already officiated a match involving Dynamo once: in the first round of the championship, the «white-blues» won against Rivne’s Veres away under the supervision of this 36-year-old referee with a score of 1—0.

The assistants on the lines for the Dynamo vs. Poltava match will be Viktor Matiash (Donetsk) and Svitlana Hrushko (Kyiv region). The fourth referee is Maksym Kozyriatskyi (Zaporizhia).

The upcoming meeting will also feature the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, led by Oleksandr Omelchenko from Sloviansk.