Andriy Pavelko: “FFU has nothing to do with the establishment and interest in the activities of any offshore companies”

Today, on October 19, the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Andriy Pavelko met with journalists of various editions and TV channels, during which he answered urgent questions.

Among other things, the media were interested in purchasing equipment for the FFU Production plant from SDT FZE, a company registered in the United Arab Emirates.  

Commenting on this topic, Andriy Pavelko informed the media that the mentioned company with a residence permit in the UAE is a partner of the world-famous manufacturer of artificial turf for sports infrastructure - Polytan. And it was Polytan that recommended FFU Production to purchase the necessary equipment from this organization to set up a plant for the production of artificial turf for football fields and pitches in Ukraine. The FFU President confirmed this by showing a letter from Polytan dated September 5. 2016 year. However, Andriy Pavelko stressed that neither the Football Federation of Ukraine nor any of its representatives have anything to do with the SDT FZE.  

Andriy Pavelko:

- In order to achieve our goal in the restoration and development of football infrastructure in Ukraine, we decided to choose the best company - a leader in the market for the production of artificial turf for fields and fields. It is a partner of FIFA and UEFA - Polytan. These are unique technologies and unique production, as well as excellent prospects for exporting products of a world-famous brand from Ukraine.

At the same time, a number of critical publications and materials have recently appeared in a number of media outlets regarding the construction of a plant for the production of artificial turf for football fields and mini-fields in Ukraine, as well as FFU Production's cooperation with Polytan. I am grateful to the journalists for such attention to this topic, because together we managed to understand all the issues and once again make sure that Polytan recommended FFU to its partner, SDT FZE, to purchase the necessary equipment for FFU Production.

The relevant agreement with this company is a guarantee that our plant will produce certified products with a high quality guarantee and approval from UEFA and FIFA, and this was one of the conditions for cooperation with Polytan. At the same time, I want to emphasize that no personal interests - direct or indirect - of any of the Football Federation of Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates, where the partner company Polytan is registered, is and cannot be! I am sure that soon all the information about the founders and owners of SDT FZE will be open, and this will only confirm my words. Instead, the fact that the plant built in Ukraine is already operating and producing quality products confirms that the idea of ​​its establishment was correct.

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