Men’s Greek National team arrive in Manilla for FIBA 2023 World Cup

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The National team delegation arrived in Manila on Monday for the FIBA world cup 2023, where they were welcomed with live music and souvenirs from the hosts.

Organizers made sure there was a beautiful reception awaiting the team at Ninoy Aquino International Airport when the team landed.

The internationals were surprised by the “warm” reception and several of them recorded the scene with their mobile phones.

The 12 internationals selected by Dimitris Itoudis for the World Cup squad: Kostas Papanikolaou, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Ioannis Papapetrou, George Papagiannis, Michalis Lountzis, Dinos Mitoglou, Nikos Rogavopoulos, Thomas Walkap, Lefteris Bohorides, Dimitr of Moraitis and Manolis Hatzidakis.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will take place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10. The 32 participating teams will play in 92 games played over 16 days.

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