Zelenskyy: On Aug 5, Game4Ukraine football match to be held in London at initiative of Shevchenko, Zinchenko

09:56, 31.05.2023 1 min read

Ambassadors of the UNITED24 fundraising platform, football stars Andriy Shevchenko and Oleksandr Zinchenko will initiate a Game4Ukraine charity match in support of Ukraine, which will be held on August 5 in London, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced on his Telegram channel.

"Its goal is to raise funds for the restoration of the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynsky Lyceum in Chernihiv region, which was destroyed by the occupiers in March 2022," he said.

Zelenskyy welcomed Oleksandr Zinchenko to the UNITED24 ambassadorial team and supported the Game4Ukraine initiative at Stamford Bridge.

"This is an opportunity for the global football community to unite, show their solidarity and help Ukraine, help our children get back to school, and again draw the attention of the entire world community to the war," he said.