Ukraine holds first football tournament for war-wounded amputees Ukraine has held its first amputee football tournament, with teams made up of players chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs in the war with Russia.
Andriy Shevchenko, the legendary former Ukraine striker and current president of the country's football association, said amputee football "will be a priority for the next few years for us".
Valentyn Osovskyi, captain of the winning Pokrova AMP team, said the goal is to set up a championship and a team strong enough to represent Ukraine at international level.
The League Of The Mighty, which took place at a stadium in Kyiv at the weekend, featured six outfield players and one goalkeeper on each of the five competing teams.
"Football is the best rehabilitation for me," said Mykola Gatala, skipper of the Pokrova AMP-One team.
