Shakhtar defender opens a new ground for kids

On the Ukrainian League matchday 4 Lyiv vs Shakhtar, Shakhtar defender Valerii Bondar arrived in the neighbouring region to open the ground. He took part in the children’s first training session as part of the project. In total, 60 children trained under the guidance of an administrator coach in Demyaniv.

“I am delighted to participate in this kind of event and to see the happy faces of children. There are increasingly more Come On, Let’s Play! grounds, and that’s great!” Valerii Bondar said. “In this project, the guys learn the basics of football, training with a coach and learning to work as a team. I want as many children as possible in every part of our country to have the opportunity to play football.”

Demyaniv is the 25th spot on the map of the Come On, Let’s Play! social project for development of children’s grassroots football. In 2019, more than 3,000 children and about 50 coaches took part in it. The general partner is DTEK energy company.

Nominated for the More than Football Award

Shakhtar is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Starting in 2014 the club has moved to play in Lviv before moving early 2017 to Kharkiv. The headquarters are located in Kyiv. FC Shakhtar Donetsk have been running the “Come On, Let’s play!” project since 2013. The project is aimed at the development of grassroots football throughout Ukraine and to improve the life of children in deprived areas. The project has been selected for the initial lonlglist of the More than Football Award.