One of the sports in our country that has benefited the most from the policy of hiring athletes in basketball-are-finalized-photos-workers/” title=”Three new contracts for Cuban basketball are finalized (+ Photos) • Workers”>foreign leagues has been basketball. Yesterday three new signings were made, including that of a lady, to add nine under the permission of the Cuban Federation today. In Spain there are Jasiel Rivero and Javier Jústiz, in Romania Karel Guzmán and in Argentina Yoanki Mencía, Pedro Bombino and Aldo Castel play.
The most recent signatures, made official at the headquarters of the Cubadeportes SA Company, were those of Neysser Coutín and Marlon Díaz from Havana, who will travel in a few days to join the Argentine League, with the Jáchal Básquetbol Club, and Isabela Jourdain from the capital. , which must leave on January 26 with the purpose of joining the ranks of the Portuguese Swimming Federation, of that European nation.
The cast of Marlon (23 years, 2.00 meters, power forward) and Coutín (25, 1.93 m, small forward) work in the second division, a level they entered in mid-August 2021, after winning the tournament title. Federal. This very important result of the formation of San José de Jáchal meant that for the first time in history the province of San Juan had a representative in the second Argentine category.
Díaz will venture into the basketball of the South American country for the second time, since in 2018 he was a member of the La Unión de Colón campus.
Meanwhile Isabela (18, 1.88 m, power forward), with her contract in Portugal, became the first of this generation of Antillean players who claims to compete on a European circuit.
“For me it is an incredible experience to represent my country, whether with the national team or soon in a European league. I will take this opportunity to demonstrate the talent of the Cuban women in this continent and I will try to obtain good performances, which could allow the arrival of new signings for some of my teammates. I have as one of my main strengths shooting from a long distance », he declared to Rebel youth the athlete from Cojímar.
Dalia Henry, national sports commissioner, said that it is a trio of young players, not so well known in the international arena, who receive a very good chance to show their level on foreign circuits and will also be able to improve technical-tactical aspects.
Regarding Coutín, he assured that he is a figure who had more opportunities with the island team last year, while he referred to Díaz as a newcomer, with whom they want to do a special job in a position they seek to promote, such as the fourth .
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