Four Fenerbahce members stuck in Dubai – head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, team player Armando Bacot, physiotherapist Jaime Capella Bouza, and sports director Ugur Ozan Sulak – are expected to return to Istanbul on Tuesday evening.
After several days of uncertainty, members of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul stranded in Dubai due to the regional conflict are expected to return to Turkiye soon.
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Fenerbahce sports director Ugur Ozan Sulak shared a short message confirming that the situation is under control.
“We are all doing well. We are all together on the flight about to depart from Dubai, and we hope to be in Istanbul tonight. Thank you for your support and messages,” Sulak wrote on X.
Earlier, Fenerbahce confirmed that four members of the team are currently in Dubai: head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, team player Armando Bacot, physiotherapist Jaime Capella Bouza, and Sulak.
Overall, 14 EuroLeague players are currently stranded in Dubai due to the conflict in the Middle East.
“The guys from Partizan are not with us, but we have three more players from Maccabi, two from ASVEL, one from Fenerbahce, and one from Efes,” Dubai Basketball GM Dejan Kamenjasevic told Mozzart Sport.
Earlier, the EuroLeague decided to cancel two Round 30 games: Partizan vs. Dubai and Maccabi vs. Hapoel.
The rest of the Round 30 games will go ahead as scheduled, though several teams might be missing some of their players.
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