Vadym Kostyuchenko: "My task is to prepare the congress, not to participate in the UAF presidential election"

Domestic sports media are spreading information that UAF First Vice President Vadym Kostyuchenko is planning to run for president of the Ukrainian Football Association. As a reminder, the UAF Congress is due to take place on 25 January 2024, with the election of the association's president on the agenda.

"Let's set the record straight: according to the UAF's charter, only permanent members - 25 regional associations, as well as the UPL and PFL - have the right to nominate candidates for election to the UAF presidency," Vadym Kostyuchenko told the UAF press service. "No one - neither the candidates themselves, nor public authorities, nor any other organisations - has this right and opportunity. This right, I repeat, is exclusively for UAF members.

As for me personally. According to the decision of the UAF Executive Committee, I must ensure the preparation and holding of the extraordinary congress in accordance with the statutory documents of the UAF, UEFA and FIFA. I had no plans to participate in the UAF presidential election, and I was not approached with such a proposal by those UAF members who have the right to nominate candidates for this position.

As for the current situation, I have information that 23 organisations have already held meetings of their governing bodies, where they voted in favour of Andriy Shevchenko as a candidate for the UAF president. We are currently waiting for the UAF to send us the originals confirming such decisions for official registration."