UAF Congratulates Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum Students on Armed Forces Day of Ukraine

On the eve of the Armed Forces Day of Ukraine, which is celebrated on December 6, the Ukrainian Football Association handed football presents to the students of the Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum of Kiev.

The Ukrainian Football Association and the Ivan Bohun Kyiv Military Lyceum are closely linked by the development and support of football at the lyceum. Last year, on the initiative of the head of the lyceum, Major General Igor Gordiychuk, the first mini-football tournament "Cup in memory of the Hero of Ukraine Andriy Kyzyl" was held. Today, honorary guests from the UAF - First Vice President Vadym Kostyuchenko and coaches of the youth national teams of Ukraine Oleh Kuznetsov and Serhiy Nagornyak paid a visit to the lyceum students.

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At the beginning of the event, UAF representatives presented a video of the activities of the Ukrainian Football Association and the success of the Ukrainian national teams in recent years to the students of the Lyceum. Vadim Kostyuchenko, addressing the students, conveyed to them congratulations on the upcoming holiday of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the president of the association Andriy Pavel, who now works at the UEFA Executive Committee in Switzerland, and the head coach of the national team Andriy Shevchenko.

"You know that in 2019 our youth team became the world champion for the first time in history," said the first vice-president of the UAF. I thank the management of the military lyceum for taking an active part in UAF football events. Thanks to football, we honor the memory of our heroes who defend the country in eastern Ukraine. I am sure that football will unite us in the future, and we invite you to the matches of our national teams and wish you health and success in your studies. "

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For his part, the assistant head of the lyceum Vyacheslav Bigul thanked the Ukrainian Football Association for comprehensive assistance in holding tournaments and arranging football fields on the territory of the school: "We remember how you helped us in holding the tournament in memory of Andriy Kyzyl, we felt support of Andriy Pavelko and Oleg Protasov, who were our guests. Therefore, our cooperation is not accidental. I would like to take this opportunity to announce that we have almost completed the construction of a large field and in the spring we will invite you to the next tournament, which we want to hold at the national level among all lyceums that are not even among the educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense.

After that, Vadym Kostyuchenko received a commemorative plaque from the school from the hands of the deputy head of the lyceum for educational work Yevhen Pikul, and the guests from UAF handed out soccer balls and memorable exclusive gifts to the students.

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

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