Midfielder Oleksandr Kobakhidze, who previously played in the Ukrainian league, expressed support for the Ukrainian people.
“I am very glad to welcome the youth team of Ukraine in my homeland. I support Ukraine. I love the whole Ukrainian nation very much. These are my friends, my brotherly people. I am very glad that I saw my old friends, especially Rusik Rotan. For 12 years I have been a guest in Ukraine, and now they have arrived in my homeland. It's interesting how one of my favorite players in Ukraine coaches the youth team.
I want to say that we all in Georgia are very worried about the fate of Ukraine, we support it very much. I want to appeal to the people of Ukraine: you can’t even imagine how the Georgian people support you. Like you, we are very worried. We hope that soon there will be peace in our hearts, our families, our homes, and everything will be as before, Ukraine will prosper, and people will smile as they did before the war. I adore you. Watch football, cheer for Georgia and Ukraine,” Kobakhidze was quoted by the UAF telegram channel.