On July 27, at 21:30, the national women's team of Ukraine will start in the qualifying tournament for the Nations League 2024 — the Challenger Cup. The matches will be held in the French city of Laval.
Eight national teams will play in this year's draw: France (hosts of the tournament), Colombia (highest ranking in South America), Croatia (relegated from the Nations League), UKRAINE and Sweden (finalists of the European Golden League), Kenya (highest ranking in Africa), Mexico (winners of the NORCECA continental championship), Vietnam (winners of the Asian Challenge Cup).
The participants will start their journey from the quarterfinals. At all stages, the winners will be determined by the results of one match. The semi-finals will be played on July 29, while the third-place match and the finals will be played on July 30.
Let's add that more than half of the team of Ukraine consists of Prometey volleyball players, and the head coach of the national team is the coach of the "red and whites" Ivan Petkov.
The following players will play for the national team in the Challenger Cup: Svitlana Dorsman (c), Anastasiia Maievska, Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk, Viktoriia Danchak, Marharyta Heiko, Yevheniia Khober, Krystyna Niemtseva (l).