As the UEFA Champions League winner, volleyball players Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle have been invited to participate in the FIFA Club World Championship, which will take place in December in Beti, Brazil. The club decided to use it or not.
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WP SportoweFakty / Monika Pliś / Pictured: Volleyball players from Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
In addition to the Polish runner-up, the preliminary roster includes: Sada Cruzeiro (championship organiser, 2019 and 2020 South American champion), Itas Trentino (UEFA Champions League finalist 2021), UPCN Voley Club (South American runner of 2019 and 2020-up) Fonvik Taupati (Brazil champion in 2021) and Foolad Sirjan Irani (Champion of Asia 2021).
As we read in the press release sent by Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, “For logistical reasons, taking into account the epidemiological situation for the health and safety of the team, the club has resigned from participation in the tournament.”
Speaking on this issue, President Sebastian Schwedersky, who immediately noted that the decision to withdraw from participation was not easy, but that logistical issues turned out to be of key importance.
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We are very sorry, the more this success is like winning the Champions League, the participation in the World Club Championship will be an opportunity to increase the achievements of Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle on the international stage. It’s a prestigious tournament and there is no doubt that it was a great honor for us to be invited,” Oedersky said, citing the club’s official website.
The World Volleyball Championship is scheduled to be held in Betim from December 7-11. This could involve playing two or four extra games and getting out of the league.
– Before making the final decision on participation, we had to take into account several aspects. Unfortunately, given the current epidemiological situation in the world, as well as logistical issues related to the team’s trip to Brazil, we are forced to abandon participation in the tournament. The health and safety of the team is of fundamental importance to us. In addition, let’s remember the extensive calendar of PlusLiga matches and Champions League matches – explained the President of ZAKSA SA
– The date of the Club World Cup in our case will cause additional complications, because 3 days after the end of the tournament – on December 14 we will have a demanding match in the Champions League and a trip to Novosibirsk, which will be difficult to reconcile logistically – he added.
The UEFA Champions League will begin on 1 December with a home match against Slovenian OK Merkur Maribor.
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