"It was time to go their separate ways because my new job as a coach in the Japanese league makes my assignment as the national team captain in Sweden impossible," he says in a press release.
Lopez took over the national team in the autumn of 2019.
"We really want to thank Hugo for his time with us and wish him all the best in his new assignment.
We are all disappointed to have missed EuroBasket 2022, but no one is solely responsible for it, we stand behind each other and are aware that no matter who coaches, we are dependent on our best players to participate. ", Says Fredrik Joulamo, the basketball association Secretary General.
Sweden starts the World Cup qualifier in November.