Bourges Basket coach Pierre Vincent is looking no further than January as his team prepares to go back into EuroLeague Women action.

The French giants are certain to progress further in the competition with a record of 6-2, but Vincent will not look beyond the home games with MKB Euroleasing Sopron and Gambrinus Sika Brno, which will end the qualification phase of the continental championship.

		Mudju Ngoyisa has played a key role in Bourges' EuroLeague Women success

"I am pleased with the way the team has performed until now but we have lots of work still to do," said Vincent.

"We have two very difficult matches at home still to play and that's uppermost in my mind at the moment."

Czechs Brno are leading the group with a 7-1 record but with Russians UMMC Ekaterinburg, MKB, Lotos Gdynia and Famila Schio, Vincent and his players have had plenty of work to do.

However, despite the impressive form so far Vincent will not contemplate a repeat of the EuroLeague Women successes in 1997 and 2001 for the time being.

Latvian forward Anete Jekabsone has caught the eye with seven double-digit points hauls in the eight matches, including 23 against Schio.

However, Vincent is pleased with the progress of his team which has the likes of Bernadette Mudju Ngoyisa, veteran campaigner Cathy Melain, Elodie Godin and Laia Palau on the books.

"I don't like to analyse individual players and I am very pleased with the way we have performed as a team so far," said Vincent.

"They have shown what they are capable of in the qualifiers we have played until now and we must continue on this course."

Brno and defending champions BC Volgaburmash are obvious candidates for the title with Volgaburmash, based in the Russian city of Samara, already two-time FIBA World League champions as well as the present domestic champions in Russia.

Vincent is steering clear of predictions, however, and believes that whoever reaches the next phase of the competition will present a formidable obstacle.

"We will have to play good teams in the coming months," said Vincent. "Our final two group fixtures are difficult ones against teams who have shown how strong they are.

"In the next round I cannot choose any team I would like to play as they are all strong. To qualify for the next phase you have to be a strong team so we will face difficult matches whoever we play."