These are the UNICEF Trophy pairings

The draw for the UNICEF Trophy, which will take place on January 5th and 6th, 2024 at the Ano Liosia Indoor Stadium, took place at the EEC offices on Wednesday afternoon (December 13th).

The pairs of the UNICEF Trophy

• Megarida-Milonas
• Panionios – Doxa Lefkada

We remind you that the winner of the trophy will receive the ticket to the Final Eight of the Greek Cup, together with the teams placed in the top seven places of the Stoiximan Basket League in the final of the first round of the championship.

Nikos Nikolopoulos, Secretary General of the EEC, said: “Welcome to the UNICEF Trophy Final Four draw. Thank you for the support we receive from this global organization. I would like to thank all the teams that participated in the Men’s Cup and congratulate the teams that reached the Final Four. The winning team will represent the national categories in the final 8 of the cup. Good luck to all.”

Hassan Khalil, Diplomatic Representative of UNICEF Greece, emphasized: “We are happy and proud about this excellent partnership with EWG. This partnership is about promoting the defense of children’s rights.”

Olga Siokou Siova, UNICEF Communications Officer, said: “Congratulations to the teams that made it to the Final 4. We are particularly proud to be in our second year of collaboration with EEC. The United Nations has declared December 21 as World Basketball Day for all the messages that the sport sends and sends, in line with what the UN.

The institution of the UNICEF Trophy moves from something more symbolic to something more tangible, with the results of our collaboration visible to everyone. Meeting on January 5th and 6th to highlight the trophy winner.

The coaches and players of the teams present at the draw stated:

Giorgos Mantalos (coach of Megarida): “Our presence in the Final 4 is very important for both the team and our city, combined with our position in the league. We hope that we and the friends of NEM will also like it.”

Angelos Gatzias (Head of Megarid): “After being in the team for four years, things are always looking up. Qualifying for the Final 4 is something the team has achieved for the first time and we are very happy. It’s a reward for the team, but also for the city.” . I hope we have a good organization and can attract the best.”

Nikos Karagiannis (Milos coach): “The foundations of Milos are very strong. It is a great honor for the club family to take part in the Final 4. After all the violence we have seen, we want basketball to be a role model and represent the ideal of the sport. That’s what I want.” “Final 4 should be a celebration of basketball.”

Ilias Petridis (Milos player): “The competition is great. We are very proud to have made it this far. The Final 4 is something new for most of the guys on the team and we will do our best.”

Aris Lykogiannis (Panioni coach): “It is a special pleasure and honor that we made it into the top four. It’s a special tournament and it’s about the situation the athletes will find themselves in on certain days. We have people with experience and we are very motivated to achieve it by the end of the trip. I wish us good games and may the best win.”

Dimitris Verginis (Head of Panioni): “Certainly Panionios is a team that has suffered a lot, but since last year it has recovered with the existing administrative stability and the goal is to return to the Basket League where it belongs. This is a great motivation for us.” Win the UNICEF trophy again, as we honored last year. We are playing against a very difficult opponent and we want to be focused and ready to achieve a goal that we have set ourselves since the beginning of the year.

Dinos Kalambakos (coach of Doxa Lefkada): “We are a team that has not played in the major leagues for several years. We have people who have no experience in the league, but it is a process that the organization and Lefkada enjoy. We are happy to play for another goal in the league.” Holidays. There are still three very good teams. I hope all the boys have fun and we all stay healthy because we have a busy schedule. I hope everything goes well.”

Dionysis Skoulidas (Doxa Lefkada player): “We had a period of a lot of traveling and playing with fewer players, but we really wanted to get to the Final Four. I wish you health, because there are still more championship games ahead of us before the games. I hope so.” We and the people will enjoy it.