A National Women’s Basketball Team, which entered the camp in Mersin for the matches to be played against Albania and Slovenia in the qualifying rounds of the European Women’s Basketball Championship to be held next year, wants to win these competitions and maintain its advantage in the group. Head coach Ekrem Memnun said, “Our aim is to maintain our advantage in the group and to come first in this group and take part in the 2023 European Women’s Basketball Championship.”
A National Women’s Basketball Team, which will face Albania on Thursday, November 24, and Slovenia on Sunday, November 27, at Mersin Servet Tazegül Sports Hall in the 2023 European Women’s Basketball Championship qualifiers, entered the camp in the city. The national team, who made their first training in the hall where they will play the struggles, want to protect their advantage in the group by winning these two matches. All basketball players participated in the training conducted under the leadership of head coach Ekrem Memnun.
Ekrem Satisfied: We have big dreams
Head coach Ekrem Memnun, who made a statement to the members of the press before the training, said that they will play the second window of the 2023 European Championship qualifying matches here. Noting that they will face Albania and Slovenia in this window, Memnun said, “We will meet Albania on Thursday evening and Slovenia on Sunday. Our team closed the first window matches in the group with 2 wins last year and we beat our biggest rivals in the group, Poland and Slovenia. We are in an advantageous position in the group now. “We will play 2 very important matches in Mersin. Our aim is to protect this advantage and to be the winner of this group and to take part in the European Women’s Basketball Championship in 2023. You know, the European championships also determine the teams that will qualify for the Olympics. Therefore, we have big dreams. Of course, the priority is the European Championship.” “We need to be the first in this group in order to go to him as well,” he said.
“The match against Slovenia is very important for us”
Reminding that they went to the camp in Mersin yesterday for the matches, Memnun said, “The atmosphere of the team is good in general. The players’ will is good. Our national team already has a culture that has formed. The Turkish Women’s Basketball National Team has always brought our country and basketball to the best places with its struggle and desire. New friends. there is that culture, that spirit is always here. Albania is a relatively weaker team in the group. It seems that our main important match will be the match against Slovenia. While we are playing against Albania, they will face Poland against Slovenia. A victory in Slovenia in that match can directly put us first in the group That’s why the match against Slovenia is very important for us. It is a good and competitive team. We will prepare in the best way. There is a big job for the Mersin audience here. We need them very much in these two matches. We expect their great support, especially in the match against Slovenia that we will play on Sunday.”
Nilay Kartaltepe: We want to make 2 out of 2 here
Women’s Basketball National Teams Director Nilay Kartaltepe expressed that they are very happy to be in Mersin and said, “We decided to play here again, as Mersin hosted our team before. The players came from a busy pace and their league continues. Thank God, they are uninjured. “We gathered here yesterday. There are those who have minor problems, but I think they will be ready for the match. It will be a nice atmosphere. We have two valuable matches. We want to leave here by making 2 of 2 and participate in the European Championship that will be held next year.”
Tuğçe Canitez: I hope we will play 2 good matches
Team captain Tuğçe Canitez emphasized that they have a young and beautiful staff and said, “We worked with our teacher Ekrem many years ago. We have started our preparations now. I hope there will be two good matches for us. The match against Slovenia is especially very important for us. We had matches in Mersin before. “And the support of the fans was truly incredible. It will be very enjoyable for us to play in front of these fans again in these two games. I hope we will play good matches and continue on our way,” he said.
On the other hand, Mersin Youth and Sports Provincial Director Ökkeş Demir, who visited the training and offered sweets to the team, wished success to the nationals.
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