Kosovo ready to face Slovaks

Kosovo is ready for the match with Slovakia. The match will take place on Thursday (November 26th) in Bratislava from 7:00 p.m. and broadcast in ArtMotion, the FBK reports.

The meeting is valid for European qualifications for the 2023 World Cup.

Kosovo basketball players on Wednesday at noon had their next training, and in the evening they will have another exercise.

Meanwhile, all members who have travelled to Slovakia, which have been tested with PCR, have resulted in negatives.

This is the second day of training in Slovakia, while Kosovo basketball players have been quarantined in Pristina since Wednesday, where they have also been trained.

Kosovo after Slovakia will face Iceland, a challenge to be held on November 28th by 1600.

The atmosphere at the Kosovo camp is very good, and basketball players are motivated to give the best in these two matches.

Despite some selective shortages, Christos Marmarinos has expressed optimism. The “will be a difficult match. There's no easy fight in international competitions. We don't expect a light fight. Slovakia is bigger than we are, but we have to step up and present ourselves in the best possible way. We've beaten Iceland once and of course we can do it again if we're completely focused. Of course, what we can guarantee is our maximum commitment”, Kosovo's selector for the FBK official page has said.

Optimist has also expressed Kosovo Captain Drilon Hajrizi. We'll give the maximum on these two challenges no matter who will play. If we give the maximum, then we can get positive results”, Hayriz has indicated.

Kosovo by two matches has scored two victories, defeating Iceland and Luxembourg to be leader of the group, while in February next year it will face Slovakia and Luxembourg