According to the club’s management, the Senegalese deserved this position not only with sports, but also with human qualities.
Kharkov metalworker announced the appointment of the Senegalese ex-footballer papa guie as club vice president.
“Certainly, Papa Guye is an outstanding and well-deserved player for our club. In addition, he is also a wonderful person who stayed in Ukraine even during the war and traveled only to resolve issues with documents. Therefore, he fully deserved such a high position, ”commented the appointment of the general director of the Kharkov club Valery Griga.
Papa Guie, 39, played for Metalist as a defender from 2006 to 2015, making 282 appearances in total and scoring 8 goals. Also in Ukraine, he played for Volyn, Dnipro, Karpaty, Dnipro-1 and Metal.
In 2021, Papa ended his playing career, admitting that “Kharkiv has become his home.” It was reported that after the end of his career, he will remain working in the structure of the Kharkov club.
Recall that Metalist was relegated from the UPL following the results of last season. In the current draw of the First League, the Kharkiv team is still going without victories, taking the penultimate place in Group A with 1 point. On August 20, Sunday, Metalist will play away with Ternopil Niva.
Source: Sportarena
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