Ukrainian club appoints new coach ahead of Champions League matches

The Dnipro futsal club “Athletic Futsal” has officially announced the appointment of Denis Ovsyannikov as the team’s head coach.

Vitaliy Dzyuba has been named assistant head coach, and Danylo Lutay has been named the new goalkeeper coach.

Previously, “Athletic Futsal” parted ways with head coach Oleksandr Kabanenko and goalkeeper coach Vladislav Korneev. Under Oleksandr Kabanenko’s leadership, “Athletic Futsal” won the Ukrainian First League championship, and later, the coaching duo led the team to silver medals in the Extra League and a historic qualification for the UEFA Futsal Champions League.

On October 27, “Athletic Futsal” will play in the main round of the Futsal Champions League. The team’s group opponents will be “Loznytsia-Grad,” “Athletic Club Graz,” and “Khrudym.”