A decision that applies “for the duration of the conflict with Ukraine”, explained thea French Basketball Federation (FFBB) in a press release on Monday.
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The federation has decided. A few weeks before the start of Eurobasket 2022, the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) clarified its position on the sanctions targeting Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. In a press release published Monday, August 1, the federal office decided that players under contract with a Russian or Belarusian club will not be able to be aligned with the France team “during the conflict“.
The FFBB has positioned itself regarding the conflict in Ukraine and the senior national teams of . more info https://t.co/2ICyqgvN9U pic.twitter.com/jsdaB42Rv1
— FFBB (@ffbasketball) August 1, 2022
Posted on its website, the statement states that “players and staff who sign a contract with a Russian or Belarusian club can no longer be selected as long as the exclusion measures from all international competitions are in force“. Before adding that this decision also applies to players, players, staff members who have already signed with a Russian or Belarusian club.
The FFBB indicated that they would ask the members of the selections, male and female, to sign a document certifying that they will not engage with training from these two countries. In the event of breach of this commitment, the person concerned “would then no longer meet the selection criteria for the next international events, including the 2024 Olympic Games“.
Among the internationals concerned by this decision: the pivot Louis Labeyrie engaged since July with the Russian club Unics Kazan and the winger Livio Jean-Charles who has just signed a contract with CSKA Moscow.