Two Ukrainian footballers have been killed during the Russian invasion of their homeland. Vitalii Sapylo, a 21-year-old youth-team player with second division Karpaty Lviv, lost his life during a battle near Kiev after joining the army as a tank commander. And Dmytro Martynenko, 25, an amateur player with regional club FC Gostomel, perished alongside his mother when their apartment block ...
Ghanaian defender, Najeeb Yakubu, who plays for Ukrainian side, FC Vorskla Poltava, has spoken of his current dire situation in the country following the invasion of Russian forces on Thursday. Najeeb narrated the events of Thursday morning’s invasion to Citi Sports editor, Fentuo Tahiru in an interview, and spoke about the feeling of helplessness that spread throughout the city once ...