The extended roster of the Azerbaijan national men's basketball team has been announced for the matches against Ireland and North Macedonia in the preliminary qualifying round of the European Championship (EuroBasket 2029).
Idman.Biz reports that head coach Tahir Bakhshiyev has sent invitations to 15 players.
Amil Hamzayev, Akbar Mammadov (both "Neftchi"), Emmanuel Agbason, Endar Poladkhanli, Shirzad Shirzadov, Kamran Mammadov (all "Sabah"), Ulas Turgut, Jabrayil Akbarov (both "Ganja"), Elshad Shirzadov ("Ordu"), Wesley Van Beck ("Tenerife", Spain), Derin Berkoz (NTD), Rashid Abbasov, Ercan Donat (both "Shaki"), Ismail Abdullayev and Saadettin Donat (both "Absheron Lions") have been called up to the team.
Although Akbar Mammadov and Ismail Abdullayev were invited to the extended roster, they were unable to continue the training camp due to injury.
It should be noted that the national team will face Ireland on February 27 and North Macedonia on March 2.