The women's national team of Ukraine is currently holding a training camp in Antalya, Turkey, to prepare for the playoff matches in Division B of the Nations League.

On February 15, the Ukrainian women's national team set off on their training camp ahead of the upcoming Nations League matches against Bulgaria, which will take place on February 23 and 27.

Last Thursday, our team gathered in Kyiv and began their journey by bus to Warsaw, followed by a flight to Antalya, where they are now preparing. The half-backs of the blue-and-yellow team, Yana Malakhova and Natiya Pansulaia, shared their impressions from the start of work in Turkey.

"The journey was tough for those who came from Ukraine; it was much harder than mine. In the morning, we had a light training session to get back into shape. We are recovering and I think we will be ready in two days, preparing fully for the game," Yana Malakhova believes.

"Our goal is victory. Especially since we made some mistakes in previous games, so now we need to rehabilitate ourselves. I believe everything will go well. We are geared up for two wins."

Regarding the opponents, we are stronger than Bulgaria. That's how it should be, I think. Several years have passed since our last meeting with them; I assume they too are growing. As for their strengths and weaknesses, that is where the coaching staff comes in; they will provide us with this information," Natiya Pansulaia said.

Recall that the match Bulgaria — Ukraine will take place on February 23 in the Bulgarian town of Kırklareli at the central stadium "Arda-Arena". The start time is 16:00 Kyiv time.

The return match Ukraine — Bulgaria will be played on February 27. Nominal home game, the blue-and-yellow team will play at the "Mardan" stadium in Antalya (Turkey). The start time of this match is 15:00 Kyiv time.

Roster of Ukraine's Women National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson ("Vorskla" Poltava), Daria Kelyushyk ("Kryvyi Rih"), Kateryna Boklach ("Marseille", France).

Defenders: Kateryna Korsun, Yana Kotik, Iryna Podolska (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Anastasiia Voronina ("Kolos" Kovalevka), Olha Basanska ("Zhitlobud-1" Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko ("Galatasaray", Turkey), Yana Derkach ("Fomget", Turkey).

Half-backs: Iryna Mayborodina ("Kolos" Kovalevka), Anna Petrik, Nikolina Kozlova, Veronika Andrukhiv (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Elizaveta Molyduk ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Deyana Semkiv ("Kryvyi Rih"), Tamila Khymych, Natiya Pansulaia, Daria Apanshenko (all — "Zhitlobud-1" Kharkiv), Yana Malakhova ("Mur Na", Slovenia).

Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk ("Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Ovdychuk ("Fomget", Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko ("Nice", France).

The Women's Nations League 2023/2024

League A. Final Tournament

February 23, 2024

Semifinals

Spain — Netherlands

France — Germany

February 28, 2023

Final/Match for Third Place

Spain/Netherlands — France/Germany

Tie-breakers in League A

Serbia — Iceland

Hungary — Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Sweden

Croatia — Norway

Tie-breakers in League B

Latvia — Slovakia

Montenegro — Northern Ireland

Bulgaria — Ukraine

Recall that the Ukrainian team secured third place in their group and managed to outperform Slovenia in the rankings of third-place teams, avoiding relegation to League C for now.

The Women's Nations League 2023/2024. Group B3

Round 1

September 22, 2023

Ukraine — Serbia — 1:2

Greece — Poland — 1:3

Round 2

September 26, 2023

Poland — Ukraine — 2:1

Serbia — Greece — 4:0

Round 3

October 27, 2023

Greece — Ukraine — 2:1

Poland — Serbia — 2:1

Round 4

October 31, 2023

Ukraine — Greece — 1:0

Serbia — Poland — 1:1

Round 5

December 1, 2023

Ukraine — Poland — 0:1

Greece — Serbia — 0:2

Round 6

December 5, 2023

Serbia — Ukraine — 0:1

Poland — Greece — 2:0

Final Standings