U16 Boys and U18 Girls Squads Ready for Tournament

The KKTC Basketball Federation's U16 Boys and U18 Girls squads will compete in the Levent International Friendship Cup, organized by Levent College, on November 6-8, 2026. The tournament will take place under the slogan "Where the Excitement of Basketball Meets the Power of Friendship."

Fatoş Anıl Öder is the head coach of the U16 Boys squad, with Mert Aksu serving as assistant coach. Hakan Özkan is the head coach of the U18 Girls squad, and Ahmet Yalkın is its assistant coach.

The squads have completed about a week of preparations for the tournament. Over the two days of the tournament at the Levent College Sports Hall, the U16 Boys squad will face Levent SK, YDÜ SK and Mersin Gençlerbirliği SK. The U18 Girls squad will compete against Abkhazia BK Apsny, Levent SK and Mersin Gençler Birliği SK.