National coach Alex Mumbru returns to the coaching bench at the European Casketball Championship in the round of 16 against Portugal. The Spaniard has cure his abdominal disease and will be there again in Riga this Saturday.
The role of Mumbru will be decided after a conversation with the medical department on the match day. Should Mumbru feel completely fit again, his assistant Alan Ibrahimagic would take over the main responsibility again.
“I stand up to both. I assume that Alex will run the game tomorrow. Then I sit down. If not, I stand there“, said Ibrahimagic in the team hotel. The assistant had taken over the German team in the preliminary round and led five wins in five games.
Co-coach Alan Ibrahimagic took over in the preliminary round for Mumbo
Mumbru suffered an “acute abdomen”
Mumbru suffered an “acute abdomen” on Monday last week and was taken to the hospital in Tampere. This is an emergency situation that requires immediate medical treatment. It mostly manifests itself in violent abdominal pain. On Thursday, Mumbru headed the training for the first time.