Vice President Cup is the First Competition to Kick off the Volleyball Season

Al Ain Volleyball Team is All Set to Play Against Bani YasTeam on Saturday

Al Ain Volleyball Team concluded the pre-season training sessions in preparation for the new season set to be launched starting with Vice President Cup.

The first match for the team will be against Bani Yas Team in the Sports Hall at Al Wasl Club in Dubai as part of the competitions of Group A along with Al Nasr Team following Ajman’s withdrawal. Group B includes Shabab Al Ahli, Al Wasl, Al Jazira and Hatta teams.  

Consistent with the regulations of the competition, two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals, where the first of each group plays with the second of the other group to qualify for the final of the championship. The previous winner of the 2021 edition of the competition was Al Nasr Team.

The General Volleyball League for the 2022-2023 season will start in early November, with 8 teams competing in the General League Cup with the participation of Ajman with the same 7 teams participating in the Vice President’s Cup competition.

As part of its preparations for the new season, Al Ain Volleyball Team finished third in the Al Ain international friendly preparatory championship, which was recently hosted in the in Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium. Six Arab and Gulf teamsparticipated in the tournament. The team stars train daily until the match day of Bani Yas scheduled to be held next Saturday.

Noteworthy, the talented duo, Mohammad Shamal, who spent a season in the knights’ fort with Shabab Al Ahli, and the Brazilian Lielson Costa, who spent two seasons outside the Ainawiya fort with the Bahraini Al Najmah and Ajman, the lineup of the Ainawi squad is complete, considering that they are two effective cards whose readiness was tested by strong performance in the Al Ain International Volleyball Championship held in August 2022.