The Ukrainian national team has already begun preparations for the qualifying matches
Defender of the Spanish Obradoiro Alexander Kovlyar commented on the upcoming matches Ukrainian national team in basketball qualifying EuroBasket 2025 with Slovenia And Portugal.
“Everyone wants to work, play and get two wins in the next matches. So we’re working hard and getting ready.”
“What to expect from the match against Slovenia? Everyone knows that this is a very aggressive team in defense, they play quickly in attack, they have a well-organized game. Moreover, they will play without Luka Doncic, so we expect them to play as aggressively as possible all over the court.”
The Ukrainian national basketball team in Riga began preparations for the qualifying matches for the 2025 European Championship. The coaching staff did not call up the injured Vladimir Konev, Konstantin Anikienko and Dmitry Skapintsev.
Due to difficulties with acclimatization, Vladimir Gerun, who competes in the Japanese Championship, was not included in the team. 20-year-old center Bogdan Brynyuk, who plays for the Black Sea in Bulgaria, received his debut call to the national team.
Vitaly Stepanovsky’s team will open the qualifying tournament with a match against Slovenia on February 22. The blue-and-yellows will then play Portugal on February 25th. Nominally, the “home” match for Ukraine will take place in Riga. The third opponent of the Ukrainians in Group A is Israel.
European Championship qualification will take place during three windows: 19-27 February 2024, 18-26 November 2024 and 17-25 February 2025. Each team will play two games in each window. To qualify for the EuroBasket finals, the Ukrainian national team must take one of the first three places in the group.
Source: Sportarena
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