Cyprus national basketball teams prepare for FIBA EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifiers

The Cyprus women's national basketball team begins its campaign in the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifiers on November 11, 2026. Under the guidance of head coach Giorgos Palalas, the team faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo at the Sportska dvorana Hrasnica arena at 18:00 Cyprus time. The team competes in Group B alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway. Following this match, the squad returns to Cyprus for a home game against Norway at the Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol on November 14 at 18:00.

In related developments, the men's national basketball team has announced a 17-player roster for its upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifying fixtures. The men's squad is scheduled to hold its first training session on November 20, 2026, at the Tassos Papadopoulos-Eleftheria stadium in Nicosia. The team is set to compete in two away matches: against North Macedonia on November 26 and against Austria on November 29, 2026. These pre-qualifying phases, involving ten teams across three groups, aim to determine which nations advance to the next stage of the tournament.