Pioneers traveled to Sofia, at the start of the qualifiers with Serbia

"I think we are ready for all of that. All the players are healthy. I am looking forward to new challenges," said coach Koković.

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Pioneer women's volleyball team of Montenegro, Photo: OSCG
Pioneer women's volleyball team of Montenegro, Photo: OSCG
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The Montenegrin women's pioneer volleyball team has traveled to Sofia, where they will play the first round of the Zonal Qualification tournament for the U15 European Championship 19 from January 16 to 2025.

Our youngest volleyball players will start the tournament with a duel with the Serbian national team on Wednesday, starting at 19 p.m. local time. The next opponent for the team chosen by coach Petar Koković will be the host team, the Bulgarian national team, with whom they will play on Thursday at 16.30:14 p.m. On the third day of the tournament, the pioneers of Montenegro will face the Romanian national team at 19 p.m. On Saturday, at 16.30 p.m., they will face the Turkish national team, while at the end of the first round they will face the Greek team (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.).

You can watch live broadcasts of matches from Sofia here.

The following players traveled to the tournament in Sofia: technicians Nađa Peković and Staša Jovović, service receivers Elena Jovanović, Mia Podjanin, Sara Striković, Jana Mrdak and Jelena Ćorović, setters Klara Đukić and Minja Mišević, middle blockers Sofija Duletić, Bojana Krasnić and Jelena Glušac, as well as liberos Anđela Rajović and Andrijana Moračanin.

Coach Koković's coaching staff includes Nikola Radomirović and Andrea Laković, while referee Danilo Papović, who will officiate at the tournament, also traveled with the Montenegrin team.

"I must emphasize that I am very satisfied with what was done. I would like to thank the staff at the hotel, who were at our disposal for all 12 days. I would also like to thank the coach Jovo Caković and his assistants, Marko and Strahinja, who were our hosts every day. They helped us on and off the field. As for the tournament in Bulgaria - we have demanding matches ahead of us, five matches in five days. I think we are ready for all of that. All the players are healthy. I am looking forward to new challenges," said coach Koković.

The winner of the tournament will qualify directly for the European Championship, while the remaining five teams will continue their fight in the second round of qualifications, which will be held from April 24 to 27. A total of 16 teams from the second round will qualify for the U11 European Championship: the two first-placed teams from each of the five qualifying groups, as well as the best third-placed team.

The U16 European Championship for women's volleyball players born in 2010 and younger will be held from July 2 to 13 in Tirana and Pristina, with the participation of 16 national teams.

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