If Slovenia's men will be battling for a place at the Olympics this month, the women's team's aims will not be quite as high as they head into this summer.

Zeljko Ciglar's side will still find the going very tough as they attempt to win promotion back to Division A of the EuroBasket Women by taking on Montenegro, Iceland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland.

Montenegro's men caused a stir in European basketball when the under-20 team won promotion last year to Division A.

Fewer fans know that the under-20 women managed the same feat, defeating Luthuania on their home court to take home a gold medal.

Sweden's women will attempt to win promotion to EuroBasket Division A later this summer and one thing is for certain.

This team will not have the near-impossible task it faced last year in qualifying games when it took on excellent sides in Croatia and Germany, teams that eventually reached the EuroBasket Women, and traditional power Poland.

Slovenia's women will later this year begin the very difficult process of trying to qualify for Division A again in the EuroBasket after being relegated last summer.

Zeljko Ciglar, Slovenia's national team coach, discovered in Venice recently the opponents his players would have to overcome in Division B.

The draws for the EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket Women 2009 Qualifying Round and the Youth European Championships 2008 will take place in Venice this coming Saturday, 16^th February.

A total of 78 teams in six senior level divisions and 221 youth teams that have entered the 14 youth championships this year will be anxious to know who their opponents will be.