OPAP Final 4 Women’s Cup has its own jump, the weekend in Heraklion. The Avlaia will officially stand up on 14/2 at 12pm, with the presence of the trophy in Venetian Loggia, in the heart of Heraklion, where the coaches and leaders of the Esperides of Kallithea, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAS will be located Ioannina, of the four teams that will claim the trophy.
Beneki: “Honor and Responsibility in the event”
Chrysanthi Beneki is ready to make her own effort with the Kallithea Esperides at Final 4 of the Women’s Cup, which will take place on February 15 and 16 in Heraklion, along with the OPAP Final 8 of the Men’s Cup. “Our participation in OPAP Final 4 of the Women’s Cup is a special moment for our club as it reflects our racing progress and our historical route“, The Esperides leader stressed and added:”Our presence in the event is an honor and responsibility, with our main goal of depositing 100% of our parquet forces and claiming the best possible course. At this level, every detail plays a decisive role, and our team is ready to respond with complete dedication and militancy to the requirements of the event. Parallel with the Final 8 of the Men’s Cup is an extremely important initiative for Greek basketball, as it contributes to the overall development of the sport in our country. This event highlights the dynamics of women’s basketball, enhancing its promotion and creating the conditions for further development and recognition. We hope that through this process, our sport will attract even greater interest, taking the place it deserves in the wider sporting event.”
Nikolopoulou: “A title for 100 years of Olympiacos”
Olympiacos aims for another presence in the women’s Cup final, but also a title, which has been missing for the last two years, as Angeliki Nikolopoulou points out. “It is an event in which we have been titled in the last two years and that is what we want to change it“, Are the first words of the” red -white “leader and continues:”It is one of the main goals of the year and we have to this year that Olympiacos is celebrating its 100th anniversary, to celebrate, bringing yet another title to the team. We only have one goal in our minds, and to achieve this, we need a concentration and see each game individually so that we can finally win the cup and smile. The fact that the event takes place for another year with the men’s Final-8 gives it a different glamor, at least greater than other years. It is important for us and for the world, which coexists male and female, though the hours of the games are not so helpful, so that more people can come to the court. However, we are waiting for them in a basketball celebration to support us and embrace us”
Stamolabrou: “Conquering the Cup is our goal”
Panathinaikos will travel to Heraklion as a Greek Cup and Anna Niki Stamolabrou makes it clear that maintaining the … crown is the target of its team at this year’s OPAP Final 4 of the Women’s Cup. She may not be able to fight after her injury in the National Women’s Czech match, but will travel to Crete and be with her team as a leader! “For another year our team is consistent in our presence in the 4 Women’s 4 Cup Final“, Said the” Greens “leader and continued:”As Panathinaikos we always have high goals and winning the cup is us. Our team has managed to win the Cup for the last two years and in Crete we will go in order to defend our acquisitions. Our attention has certainly turned to the semifinals against Olympiacos. We want to get all that we are working on this time and get the qualification for the final. I find it very important that the Final of 4 Women and Final 8 Men will take place together in Crete. It is a step in the right direction, we are promoting our women’s basketball and I look forward to seeing the closed gym of Bodrum filling. I hope through our matches to inspire young girls and boys to deal with basketball. In view of the Eurobasket 2025 women where it will be hosted in our country is a great opportunity to promote the women’s races and basketball to enter the houses of Greeks who will later support the women’s national team at Eurobasket in the summer!‘
Sarigiannidou: “It’s a step forward what is happening this year”
PAS Ioannina is in OPAP 4 women’s Final and the leader of the Ioannina team believes that this time her team will take the step towards the final of the event. “This is the third consecutive year we are in the semifinals of the Greek Women’s Cup event“Sarigiannidou says and continues:”In the previous two times we did not stand lucky in the draw. But this year we were drawn with the Kallithea Esperides. It is an opponent with whom we had the same goals at the beginning of the year. What we want at the moment is to find ourselves in the final and we will fight to succeed. It will be a great time for us, but also for the club in general to take the next step and reach a title. The fact that the Final 4 OPAP is done alongside the final phase of the Men’s Cup is unprecedented for us. Really looking forward to seeing how much this coexistence will help develop the sport. Each year there are steps forward for women’s basketball and I believe this is an important step forward“
Source: Sport Fm
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