Cuba to the World Challengers
Cup
HAVANA, Cuba June 15, 2018.- The Cuban men's team travels next
Sunday to Portugal to attend the final of the World Cup of
Volleyball Challengers based in the port city of Matosinhos, in
Oporto, from 20 to 25 next.
The West Indians will compete against the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Kazakhstan, Chile and the hosts in pursuit of the only
ticket in dispute for the FIVB National League 2019.
Ariel Saínz, president of the Cuban Federation (FCV), thanked
the collaboration of the embassies of Portugal and Spain, as
well as the Minrex and the International Relations Directorate
of the Inder to obtain the visa in such a short time.
The young team of the island won this place by winning the
previous week unbeaten in the Tournament of Challengers Norceca
area, held in the western province of Pinar del Rio, where
Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and Costa Rica were
located.
The squad is led by Miguel David Gutiérrez, corner attackers
Miguel Ángel López and Osniel Mergarejo, center-backs Liván
Osoria (captain) and Javier Concepción, and passer Adrián Goide.
The auxiliary attackers Marlon Yang and Javier Jiménez, the
central Roamy Alonso, the opposite José Carlos Romero, the
setter Liván Taboada and the libero Yonder García complete the
payroll.
Next to the technical director Nicolás Vives will attend the
assistant coach Yosvany Muñoz, the doctor Antonio Iznaga and
Elio Gómez, head of the delegation.
The event will enable Cubans to fight to insert themselves again
into the competition at the highest level, which was previously
called the World League, as well as a warm-up with views of the
Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla next July,
in which they aspire to arrive to the top of the podium.The
Cuban men's team travels next Sunday to Portugal to attend the
final of the World Cup of Volleyball Challengers to be played in
the port city of Matosinhos, in Oporto, from June 20 to 25.
The Caribbeans will compete against the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Kazakhstan, Chile and the hosts in pursuit of the only ticket
granted to the FIVB National League 2019.
Ariel Saínz, president of the Cuban Federation (FCV), thanked
the collaboration of the embassies of Portugal and Spain, as
well as the Minrex and the International Relations Directorate
of the Inder to obtain the visa in such a short time.
The young team of the island earned its place by winning
unbeaten the previous week the Tournament of Challengers Norceca
region, held in the western province of Pinar del Rio, where
Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and Costa Rica were
located.
The squad is led by Miguel David Gutiérrez, corner attackers
Miguel Ángel López and Osniel Mergarejo, center-backs Liván
Osoria (captain) and Javier Concepción, and setter Adrián Goide.
The auxiliary attackers are Marlon Yang and Javier Jiménez, the
central Roamy Alonso, the opposite José Carlos Romero, the
setter Liván Taboada and the libero Yonder García complete the
list .
Next to the technical director Nicolás Vives will attend the
assistant coach Yosvany Muñoz, the doctor Antonio Iznaga and
Elio Gómez, head of the delegation.
The event will enable Cubans to battle to insert themselves
again into the competition at the highest level, which was
previously called the World League, as well as a warm-up with
views of the Central American and Caribbean Games in
Barranquilla next July, in which they aspire to arrive to the
top of the podium. |