Cristina Nyagu retired from the national women’s handball team after Romania finished 12th at the World Cup, but the athlete will continue to play for CSM Bucharest.

>> Cristina Nyagu’s message after parting with the Romanian women’s handball team

Cristina Nyagu wants to get to the final 4 of the Champions League with CSM Bucharest

Having reached the age of 35, Nyagu extended his contract with CSM Bucharest (until the summer of 2025) and stated that he aims to reach the “Final Four” of the Champions League.

“I really want to finish the Champions League group in the best possible place, after which the decisive matches will begin. Consider that last year we had an almost flawless run to the quarterfinals, but lost the most important matches.

Maybe this year will be different. Of course, we want the peak of our form to fall on the decisive matches – the main goal is to reach the Final 4″, – Christina Nyaguquoted by Lead.ro.

Christina Nyagu is one of only four players to have scored at least 1,000 goals in the Champions League (1,070). Previously, only Jovanka Radičević (1110), Anita Horbić (1016) and Andrea Lekić (1002) managed this.

Champions League, group A rating

1. Gyor 16 points

2. Odense 12

3. Bitigheim 10

4. CSM Bucharest 9

5. Brest Brittany 7

6. Debrecen 7

7. Future 3

8. Savehof 0.

*The top two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals and the next four play in the quarterfinals.

Cristina Nyagu, the emotional moment of the end of the career of the national team of Romania: “A lot of girls cried”

Nyagu, who played just one match at the World Cup (a loss to Germany), said several of her teammates cried when she announced her retirement from the national team.

“I had a little speech when I got to the hotel, I told them that this is my last tournament, that I’m sorry we didn’t qualify because I’d like to try to qualify for the Olympics.

I also told them that it was a pleasure to play with them, that I wish them success, that I spent many years with the national team and achieved great things, and that I wish them to achieve great things and return with Romania at the top. Or between the first teams of the world.

There were many girls who were crying. It was quite an emotional moment for me and for them” – Christina Nyagu.

Romania’s results at the Women’s Handball World Cup are 44-19 vs. Chile, 37-28 vs. Serbia, 23-39 vs. Denmark, 22-24 vs. Germany, 32-28 vs. Japan, and 27-26 vs. Poland.

What you need to know about Christina Neaga

• Born on August 26, 1988 in Bucharest. In 2006-2023, he played for the Romanian national team.

• With the first representative team, he won two medals: bronze at the 2010 European Championship and also bronze at the 2015 European Championship.

• She was determined by the IHF as the best handball player in the world four times: in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

• She also won the title of the best player in Europe twice: in 2017 and 2018.

• He has the most goals scored in the European Championship: 303 goals.