The Chernihiv Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Chernihiv
Serhii Miakushko and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv promote Andriy Kocherhin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andriy Kocherhin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Volodymyr Stepanenko steps up from the Chernihiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Volodymyr Stepanenko has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv promote Yevhen Kovalenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Yevhen Kovalenko has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nazariy Babenko steps up from the Chernihiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nazariy Babenko has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chernihiv get the job done against Podillia
A 1‑0 win over Podillia, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Andrii Novikov stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.89 on the card, and the Chernihiv support went home talking about one name.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dzhilindo Bezhubchenko falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv ask about Aliou Thiaré
A loan enquiry to Dynamo Kyiv: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad Roman Sherstyanykh stays put
- The dugout A satisfied Kostiantyn Haiduchok
- Player ratings Denys Bezborodko was unplayable