Ukraine's national basketball team plays against Slovakia: where to watch the World Cup 2027 qualifying match

According to glavcom.ua: Today, August 9, the men's national team of Ukraine will participate in the second match of the first stage of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup 2027. The opponent of our athletes will be the national team of Slovakia. The game is scheduled to start at 17:00 Kyiv time.

The match Ukraine - Slovakia can be watched on Kyivstar TV and on the FIBA YouTube channel.

Ukraine's national basketball team composition

Guards

• Oleksandr Kovylar, Buducnost, Montenegro (first coach Volodymyr Ponkо)
• Yehor Sushkin, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Naiden E.O)
• Isuf Sanon, Slask, Poland (first coach Iryna Nasedkina)
• Illya Tirtyshnyk, Orasi Ravenna, Italy (first coaches Iryna Ryabukha, Andrii Denyk)
• Mykhailo Bublyk, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Liudmyla Koval)

Forwards

• Volodymyr Konev, Dnipro, Ukraine (first coach Serhiy Marenich)
• Ivan Tkachenko, Mitteldoycher, Germany (first coaches Anatolii Fedorенko, Yevhen Tkachenko)
• Artem Kovalov, Tangeren Hawks, Indonesia (first coach Volodymyr Mashyra)
• Oleksandr Lipovyi, Kolossos, Greece (first coach Volodymyr Orlov)
• Andrii Voinelovych, Sabah, Azerbaijan (first coach Lesia Poluaykhtova)
• Vyacheslav Bobrov, VEF, Latvia (first coaches Serhiy Bordeichuk, Oleksandra Ivleva)

Center

• Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Borneo Hornbills, Indonesia (first coach Serhiy Komarov)

The head coach of the team is Ainars Bagatskis. Compared to the previous match against Switzerland, Andrii Voinelovych has joined the national team for this game, replacing the injured Daniil Sipal.

The event happening today will give Ukrainian basketball players the opportunity to showcase their skills and desire to win. Support our team in their match against the national team of Slovakia!