Antonina Zetova will lead the women's national team for the next 2+2 years. This became clear after the vote of the BFV Board of Directors, which was attended by 12 members of the old administration, which is still legitimate. 11 of them supported Zetova's candidacy.

The vote, asvolleyweek.bgalready informed, was held secretly. It is likely that the fact that Zetova included Elitsa Vasileva, Hristina Vuchkova-Paiaka, Nasya Dimitrova, Gergana Kyoseva, and Mira Todorova in her list of called-up players weighed heavily, while Ivan Petkov would have relied on 18 girls who were or are now playing in Maritsa. Again, as last time, David Davidov was not present at the meeting. In addition to him, the presidents of DEYA and Neftochimic, as well as those of Cherno More and Hebar, were absent.
At the meeting, the coaches for the national teams for women under 21 and under 19 were also appointed. Former women's national coach Dragan Nesic takes over the team previously led by Borislav Krachanov, and Atanas Petrov will be appointed as the coach of the European champions U18.

Zetova's contract, who this year won a European title with the women's U18 team, will be for 2+2 years.If the goals set for the next two seasons in the Volleyball Nations League, the 2025 World Championship, and the 2026 European Championship are met, her contract will be automatically extended, Lyubomir Ganev clarified after the meeting.

Antonina Zetova will be officially presented to the media on Wednesday, November 20, at 2:00 PM in "Rodina" Hall at the "Vasil Levski" National Stadium.

Zetova is one of the big names in the history of Bulgarian women's volleyball and a former captain of the "Lionesses". She has a long and successful career as a player, and in recent years has established herself as one of the best domestic coaches. Born in Pleven, but grew up in the sports school in Ruse. At the age of 16, she became part of the CSKA team for 5 years. Abroad, she played for teams in Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Greece.

With the Bulgarian national team, she won a bronze medal at the European Championship in Varna in 2001. At club level, her greatest success is winning the Champions League in 2005/06 with the Italian Perugia team. She also triumphed in the CEV Cup in 2004/05, and in 2007, she lifted the Challenge Cup trophy. in "Rodina" Hall at the "Vasil Levski" National Stadium.
Her coaching experience with the senior national team began in 2016, when she was an assistant coach on Ivan Seferinov's staff.

After that, she took over our national team for women under 23, with which she won a historic bronze medal at a World Championship. In November 2023, she was appointed coach of the women's U18 team. She led this selection to first place at the European Championship in Romania and Greece, which was the first title in our women's division in 43 years.
Currently, Zetova is part of the CSKA coaching staff together with Yulia Ivanova.