Fourteen (14) players are selected for the second of the three periods of the qualifications for the Euro-2017. One of the main new things is to see Ann Wauters back in the selection. A little bit more than 5 years after her last game for the national team, the 5 times European Player of the Year, 35 years old, 1m95, is back to help Belgium on the Road to Euro-2017.
Philip Mestdagh, the national head-coach, has received this good news with great pleasure. But he received also some bad news: Noémie Mayombo, the point guard of Enisey Krasnoyarsk, suffered a knee injury which occurred in the Russian competition ten days ago. She will be not able to play this window.
Looking at the last selection during the first window last november, Julie Allemand is newcomer. She takes the place of Noémie Mayombo.
The Belgian Cats wil be reunited on Monday 15 february for the medical check-up. The Belgian National team is going to stay in Namur throughout the week to prepare the second qualification game of the Group G, versus Poland. This crucial match is schedulded on Saturday February 20th (20:00) at Hall Octave Henry, Namur (Saint-Servais).
Belgium is going to play a friendly game on Wednesday February 17th (15:30) in Amsterdam against the Netherlands.
5 Kim Mestdagh SG 1.79 12.03.1990 Flammes Carolos (Fra)
6 Antonia Delaere F 1.82 01.08.1994 Belfius Namur
8 Sofie Hendrickx PF 1.87 18.05.1986 Lulea (Suè)
9 Marjorie Carpreaux PG 1.65 17.09.1987 Mithra Castors Braine
11 Emma Meesseman FC 1.92 13.05.1993 Sparta&K Moscou (Rus)
12 Ann Wauters C 1.95 12.10.1980 Mithra Castors Braine
15 An-Katrien Nauwelaers PF 1.84 10.03.1995 Declercq Storbeton Waregem
22 Hanne Mestdagh F 1.78 19.04.1993 Mithra Castors Braine
23 Serena-Lynn Geldof C 1.96 02.03.1997 Kangoeroes Willebroek
24 Hind Ben Abdelkader PG 1.70 21.07.1995 Nice (Fra)
35 Julie Vanloo PG 1.72 10.02.1993 Lulea (Suè)
42 Jana Raman PF 1.87 15.02.1991 Kangoeroes Willebroek
45 Julie Allemand PG 1m75 07.07.1996 Mithra Castors Braine
00 Kyara Linskens C 1.92 13.11.1996 Mithra Castors Braine
Coach: Philip Mestdagh
Assistant: Pierre Cornia
Physio: Xavier Cambioli & Jelle Duthoit
Physical coach: Pierre-Yves Kaiser
Mental coach: Ellen Schouppe
Team manager: Carmelo Schirino
Doctor: Karolien De Ceulaer
Preparation game
Wednesday 17/02 – 15:30 – Netherlands vs Belgium in Amsterdam
Next official game against Poland in Namur the 20th of February !
20:00 – Hall O. Henry, Namur (Saint-Servais)
Qualifications Euro-2017 – Group G
Yet played:
Poland – Belarus 65-56
Belarus – Belgium 76-71
1. Belarus 3 pts – 1/1 (132/136)
2. Poland 2 pts – 1/0 (65/56)
3. BELGIUM 1pt – 0/1 (71/76)
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