Metallist 1925 player ignored call to Zambia national team due to match with Russia.

The holding midfielder of the 'Metallist 1925' club Golden Mafwenta declined the call to the Zambia national team. He will not go to the friendly match between the Zambia and Russia national teams, which will take place on March 25 in Moscow. The refusal was accepted after agreements with the club's management. Mafwenta has already played in 8 matches for the Zambia national team and is currently on loan from 'Vyskova'.

In the UEFA Nations League playoff match between Belgium and Ukraine at the Cegeka Arena (kick-off at 21:45 Kyiv time), a refereeing team from Germany will be officiating. The main referee is Daniel Siebert, his assistants on the lines are Raphael Foltin and Dominik Schaal, and Daniel Schlager will serve as the fourth official. The VAR system will be managed by Pascal Müller and Catherine Rafalski.

Ukraine won against Belgium with a score of 3:1 in the first match of the UEFA Nations League playoffs. Goals were scored by Hutsulyak, Vanat, and Zabarnyi for Ukraine, while Lukaku scored for Belgium.

Team lineups:

• Ukraine: Lunin, Konoplya (Syich, 25, Yarmolyuk, 62), Zabarnyi, Matvienko (c), Mykolenko, Kalyuzhnyi (Nazaryna, 88), Zinchenko, Tsygankov, Shaparenko (Vanat, 62), Sudakov, Yaremchuk (Hutsulyak, 62).
• Belgium: Courtois, Meunier, Mechele, De Winter (Raskin, 80), Debast, De Kuyper (Mokio, 88), Tielemans, De Bruyne (Vanaken, 70), Trossard (Saliemakers, 80), Lukaku (c), De Ketelaere (Lukebakio, 70).

The referee of the match is Sandro Scherer from Switzerland.