Mohammed praises efforts of Aruban organizers

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, May 17, 2013 – The Centro Deportivo Betico Croes in Oranjestad, with a seating capacity of 1,500 spectators, will be the competition venue for the NORCECA Second Round Group L of the FIVB Men’s World Championship on May 18-19.

The members of the control committee for the competition made an inspection visit on Friday morning and declared the venue to their full satisfaction to stage the four-team event which grants one ticket to the third and final round next year.

“During the inspection we visited the different areas and the gym will provide the requirements according to FIVB standards for the competition,” said Mushtaque Mohammed, president of the control committee.

Filomena Daniel-Curiel, president of Aruba Volleyball Association, is also the chairman of the organizing committee and Mohammed commented she has put together a hard-working staff to ensure the success of the event.

“The organizing committee has made a big effort to facilitate a good competitive environment and we are completely satisfied,” he added.

Teams from Antigua & Barbuda, Costa Rica, Curacao and hosts Aruba are set to battle under a round-robin with each team playing twice on Saturday and the one more match on Sunday morning. The top two teams then will compete for the pass to the third and final stage.

The squad that finishes in second place will remain in contention for the next round as the four best ranked teams according to NORCECA rankings as of January 2014 also will receive tickets to compete in the final phase.