Showbiz stars and bloggers to play football for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: match to take place on 22 August

Tomorrow, 22 August, a charity match between showbiz stars and media leaders will take place at the Bannikov Stadium in Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, reports Komersant ukrainskyi, the media partner of the event.

On 22 August, Ukrainian showbiz stars from the Maestro football team and influencers from the IGNIS football club of media personalities will host a charity football show at the central stadium of the Ukrainian Football Association in honour of Ukraine’s Independence Day and our irresistible warriors.

This festive event will consist of a football match between FC Maestro and IGNIS and a number of socially important charity events.

The stadium will be attended by pop stars, Ukrainian football stars, the most influential bloggers, TV presenters, journalists, and media industry professionals.

Pupils of children’s football schools, the future of Ukrainian football, have been invited to the match to support their adult colleagues, act as stewards and ballboys, and play a short match with each other during the break.

All funds raised will be used to support specific military units that continue to defend the country from the aggressor. The charity match is not only a sporting event, but also a powerful symbol of Ukraine’s unity in times of war.

Team line-ups:

FC IGNIS

1. Artem Milevsky (legendary professional footballer);
2. Anton Skuratov (blogger, social activist, co-owner of IGNIS);
3. Alexey Aletinsky (millionaire blogger);
4. Ivan Goleador (football ticker) ;
5. Maxim Kolyada (host of the Tribuna YouTube channel);
6. Anton Velboy (singer);
7. Andriy Noga (founder and president of Ignis);
8. Anton Lukic (author of the films Luxembourg-Luxembourg and Thoughts);
9. Artem Damnytskyi (League of Laughter, Veterans of the Space Forces);
10. Oleksandr Bagaziy (author of music videos by famous artists);
11. Artur Havryliuk (YouTuber with a “silver button”);
12. Edem Nurseitov (tiktoker);
13. Grigory Donchik (co-owner and author of Ignis content);
14. Yegor Galkin;
15. Oleg Avdysh (the youngest professional agent and transfer consultant
    for many Premier League professional clubs).

FC “Maestro”

1. Yevhen Nyshchuk (Minister of Culture of Ukraine (2014-2019), Chairman of the
   Shevchenko Prize Committee, director of the Ivan Franko Theatre);
2. Andrii Dzhedzhula (showman, TV and radio presenter, volunteer);
3. Anatoliy Anatolich (showman, TV and radio presenter);
4. Ihor Tsyhanyk (sports commentator);
5. Yevhen Selezniov – Honoured Master of Sports in football, former player of the
   yevhen Selezniov – Honoured Master of Sports in football, former player of the Ukrainian national team, the third best scorer in the history of the Ukrainian championship;
6. Ivan Marunych (frontman of the Karta Svita band, author of the hit song “Dog Patron”);
7. Vadym Oliynyk (singer, composer);
8. Dmytro Sukach (winner of Top Model Ukraine on TRK Ukraine);
9. Denis Koshkin (top model, face of VD One);
10. Vlad Sotnikov (Honoured Artist of Ukraine, Advisor to the Minister of Culture of Ukraine (2018-2019), producer of
    Of Ukraine (2018-2019), producer of FC Maestro, founder of the Maestro Air Bro drone school
    of the Maestro Air Bro school of unmanned systems)
11. Artem Romaniuk (State Enterprise “General Directorate for
    state Enterprise “General Directorate for the Service of Foreign Missions”, Deputy Director General
    director General);
12. Viktor Trapezun (President of FC Army);
13. Denis Musaev (singer, sound producer, composer, music video maker).

Representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Ukraine,
and other stars.

Commentators:

• Andriy Fedorov (showman, political blogger)
• Vladislav Adamovich (PR manager of the House of Culture, co-owner of Ignis).

Children’s teams:

• Maestro Children’s Academy
• Myron United Children’s Academy.

Reference:

FC Maestro is the largest creative association of Ukrainian pop, film and theatre artists. For 15 years, the football club of stars has launched and implemented many socially significant projects. Charity events organised by FC Maestro often reach international levels and reach millions of people.

Since the beginning of the war, 14 members of Maestro joined the army. Another 20 artists are currently undergoing training at military training centres. The club’s general objectives are to help the military, do charity work, and spread truthful information and pro-Ukrainian narratives abroad through sports competitions.

IGNIS is a media futsal club in Kyiv, whose players are well-known show business representatives, filmmakers, bloggers, and football officials. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the team has been actively supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces with fundraising and social initiatives, and team members regularly volunteer, including at the frontline.

Media collaborations are a recipe for success for large and successful training camps! We believe that this tournament will benefit the Armed Forces and bring sincere emotions to all fans!