{"id":72110,"date":"2023-05-31T07:11:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T07:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/zinchenko-shevchenko-to-captain-teams-in-charity-game\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T07:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T07:11:26","slug":"zinchenko-shevchenko-to-captain-teams-in-charity-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/zinchenko-shevchenko-to-captain-teams-in-charity-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Zinchenko &#038; Shevchenko to captain teams in charity game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/129936088_bbc-sport-index-imagery-2-split-images-gradient-f792e235-21ce-4bca-bc31-d12a1cabc09e-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Zinchenko and Shevchenko have 164 caps for Ukraine between them\" title=\"Zinchenko and Shevchenko have 164 caps for Ukraine between them\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zinchenko and Shevchenko have 164 caps for Ukraine between them<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and legendary striker Andriy Shevchenko will captain teams in a \u2018Game4Ukraine\u2019 charity match that will be held at Chelsea\u2019s Stamford Bridge on 5 August.<\/p>\n<p>The match will raise money for the reconstruction of a school in Ukraine that was hit by missiles following Russia\u2019s invasion of the country.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced by Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the greatest players of the modern era\u201d will also take part.<\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea player Shevchenko is Ukraine\u2019s all-time top scorer and was also manager of the national team for five years, while Arsenal\u2019s Zinchenko is the national team\u2019s current captain.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be played the weekend before the start of the 2023-24 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal could yet be involved in the Community Shield on that weekend if Manchester City beat Manchester United in Saturday\u2019s FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds will go to the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynsky Lyceum in Chernihiv Oblast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe charity game aims to raise funds for the reconstruction of the school, where children will have their graduation ceremony among the ruins,\u201d said Zinchenko, 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need this school and, as a father, I feel and share the pain of every Ukrainian child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure we will see many great players on the pitch, from Arsenal, Chelsea and other top teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0pduBjR1zNA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 AFCON Qualifiers: GFA Prez says Ghanaians hould back Hughton\u2019s squad \u2013 Agokansie (30-5-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pduBjR1zNA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zinchenko and Shevchenko have 164 caps for Ukraine between them Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and legendary striker Andriy Shevchenko will captain teams in a \u2018Game4Ukraine\u2019 charity match that will be held at Chelsea\u2019s Stamford Bridge on 5 August. 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