H Men’s national handball team she is ready to jump into her battle second qualifying phase of the 2026 European Championship. The preparation of the representative team begins on Thursday, October 31 (5:45 p.m.) at the SEF indoor handball and OHE announced today (10/29) the names of the 26 athletes who were invited to participate in it. The “blue and white” welcomes her Wednesday, November 6 (17:30) Georgia in Chalkida and the indoor “Tasos Kambouris”, as part of the premiere for the 3rd group, while the national team will then face off with Bosnia/Herzegovina in Kazin City on Sunday 10 November (20:00).
It is worth noting that the 18-year-old left winger, Stavros Alexiou, the 22-year-old left winger, Michalis Stathis, and the 29-year-old pivot, Tasos Tsamouridis, received an invitation for the first time, while the experienced goalkeeper, Kostas Kotanidis, returns after 2022. The players who compete abroad will be integrated into the preparation of the national team, when they complete their obligations with their clubs, while the athletes who will be selected by the national coach, Giorgos Zaravina, will go next Monday, November 4, to Chalkida for the 2nd stage of preparation.
The 26 “chosen” of the coach of the national team are: Papavasilis, Michaelidis, Passias, Savvas, Papatonopoulos, Kotanidis, Tziras, Liapis, T. Papazoglou (Olympiakos/Xini Group), Arabatzis, Panagiotou, Koukoulas (AEK), L. Papazoglou, Triantafyllidis, Tsamouridis (PAOK), Papadionisiou (ASE) Douka), Kritikos (Drama 1986), Tsakouridis (Diomedis Argos), M. Stathis (ESN Vrilissi), Bukovinas (Comburg/Germany), Mallios (Cottbus/Germany), Toskas (Stuttgart/Germany), Boskos (Bidasoa/Spain) , Kederis (Hordur/Iceland), Georginis (Slovan/Slovenia) and Alexiou (Pei d’E/France).
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