Bulgaria against renewed Serbia in the Nations League – without Maja Ognjenović, with expectations for Tijana Bošković🇷🇸
The Bulgarian women's national volleyball team will begin its participation in the Nations League in Ottawa. On June 8, our team will face Serbia – an opponent in the process of renewal and under the leadership of a well-known name - Zoran Terzić.
🔄 Serbia with a new, but well-known coach
After an unsuccessful performance at the Olympic Games in Paris, where Serbia was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Italy, Giovanni Guidetti left, and Zoran Terzić returned in his place. Under his leadership, the Serbian women have reached the pinnacles of world volleyball, and now they will try to return among the favorites.
📉 Without leaders at the start
The legendary setter Maja Ognjenović will not be part of the squad, and Terzić himself will join later due to club commitments.In the first stages of preparation, the team will be led by Branko Kovačević and Stevan Ljubičić.Star player Tijana Bošković is also expected to join later.
🧠 Mix of experience and young blood
The extended squad includes proven players like Teodora Pušić and Bojana Milenković, but it also features a number of new faces such as Sara Ranković, Aleksandra Uzelac, and Nataša Cikuc-Dins – all potential debutantes in the tournament.
📍 Serbia's schedule in the Nations League:
Ottawa: against Dominican Republic, Japan,Bulgariaand Canada
Belgrade: hosts against USA, Germany, France and Poland
Apeldoorn: matches against Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium and Turkey
📅 The Serbian women's preparation started on April 28.
🧠 Setters:
Slađana Mirković, Rada Perović, Sara Ranković, Marija Miljević, Mila Đorđević
💥 Opposites:
Tijana Bošković, Vanja Bukilić, Mina Mijatović, Jovana Zelenović, Tara Taubner
🛡️ Middle Blockers:
Maja Aleksić, Hena Kurtagić, Minja Osmajić, Jovana Kočić, Maša Kirov, Ljubica Milojević, Nataša Cikuc-Dins, Ana Malešević
🏐 Outside Hitters:
Bojana Milenković, Katarina Dangubić, Aleksandra Uzelac, Vanja Ivanović, Branka Tica, Nina Cajič, Ksenija Tomić, Nevena Sajić
🧤 Liberos:
Teodora Pušić, Aleksandra Jegdić, Bojana Gočanin, Stefan Pakić
📝 Total:32 players
This is a clear sign that Terzić will experiment and give a chance to many new names at the beginning of the Olympic cycle. It will be interesting to see which of them will make it into the final group for the tournaments.
