Men’s National Water Polo Team: Thodoris Vlachos’ Call-ups for World Cup Preparation

The countdown is now underway for participation in the final phase of the Water Polo World Cup, taking place from April 11-13 in Pontgoritsa. On Monday (March 24, 2025), national coach Thodoris Vlachos announced the players called up to prepare for the event in Montenegro. The head coach summoned 21 athletes who will gather at the OAKA pool next Monday morning (March 31, 2025, 9:00 AM). The men’s national water polo team will face one of the four semifinalists on Friday, April 11, at 7:20 PM against Japan. The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday (April 12), followed by the finals on Sunday (April 13, 2025). The squad includes Nikos Gardikas (Apollon Smyrnis), Manos Andreades, Stathis Kalogeropoulos, Semir Spahic, Aristidis Chalyvopoulos, Dimitris Chatzis (Vouliagmeni), Giannis Alafrangis, Dinios Genidounias, Nikos Gillas, Takis Dimou, Manolis Zerdevas, Kostas Kakaris, Dimitris Nikolaides, Alexandros Papanastasiou, Vangelis Pourros, Panagiotis Tzortzatos (Olympiacos), Nikos Kouroubanis, Nikolaos Papanikolaou (Panathinaikos), Kostas Gyuvescis (Panionios), Stelios Argyropoulos (Ferencvaros), and Dimitris Skoumbakis (Novi Beograd).