Former Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine national team striker Andriy Shevchenko has reacted to the fact that he was nominated for the post of UAF president.
Andriy Shevchenko"I am grateful to the permanent members of the Ukrainian Football Association for their initiative to nominate my candidature for the UAF president.
The development of football, the development of Ukrainian athletes is an important and responsible task that needs attention. Especially Ukraine's position in the international sports arena, protection of our rights, new partnerships and horizons that will strengthen us need it.
I am grateful for the expressed trust and accept the offer to run for the position of the UAF President. I will take time to prepare the programme and select teams, I plan to meet with representatives of all regional federations.
I will inform about my next steps and decisions here, on my official pages," Shevchenko wrote on his Facebook page.
