Officially. The European Championship-2021 WU-19 has been canceled

24.02.2021 15:00

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UEFA Executive Committee, which includes UAF President Andriy Pavelko, canceled carrying out European Championship-2021 among young female national teams, in the qualification of which was to participate and team of Ukraine WU-19.

Formerly blue-yellow have dropped to group 2 together with Italy, Serbia (host) and Andorra. The final part of the championship was to take place in July-August this year in Belarus.

The decision to cancel was made due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the competition. In approving it, the UEFA Executive Committee was guided by the fact that under the current government restrictions, team travel and mini-tournaments become extremely difficult.

During the consultations, national associations supported this decision. And although it is sad that the youth and girls' tournaments will not take place this season, the health and safety of young players is of paramount importance in the current environment, states UEFA.