Senegal national team pivot and former Crimea player Ava N'Diaj will be one of the reinforcements of the OTP Group Buducnost women's handball club for the upcoming season, which will be a jubilee one – the club's 30th participation in the elite competition – EHF League Champion.
In addition to N'Diaj, Montenegrin national team player Itana Grbić, who also comes from the Slovenian Crimea, is returning to the ranks of the "blues", while the Polish national team player, left winger, will also wear the blue jersey next season. Dagmara Nocunj.
N'Diaj je Born in Strasbourg, France, she is 29 years old and played for Crimea in the EHF Champions League this season.
During her career, she has played for numerous European clubs - French clubs Havre, Metz, Chambly and Toulon, Hungarian club Siofok, Romanian club Gloria Buzau and French club Brest. She is a regular member of the Senegal national team, for which she played at the 2019 and 2023 World Cups.
N'Diaj spoke with pride and enthusiasm about joining our club:
"I am very happy and proud to be coming to Buducnost. It is an important step in my career and a big deal, because it is a club with a tradition. I know the mentality of the players, how they fight at every moment – true warriors who give their all. That, in my opinion, is the identity of the club and that was the biggest motivation for me to come, because I identify with that warrior spirit myself, it is a part of me. I can't wait to become a part of it."
Speaking about the club's ambitions and future teammates, N'Diaj added:
"The ambition is to go as far as possible in the Champions League. I know Itana Grbić, we play together in Crimea, she is a great person and player. I don't know the coach Bojana Popović personally, but I see her energy and I like that very much! Of course, I also know Armel Atingre, because she is French like me, I don't know her personally yet, but I hope that will change soon."
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