With the aim of promoting sport in the new generations and to continue the work that the Municipality has been carrying out in the neighborhoods, through the different sports academies, this Wednesday, January 12, in the Japan-Nicaragua park, the presentation of the 7 teams that will participate in the second edition of the Women's Volleyball League.
The II 2022 edition of the First Division Women's Volleyball League will start this Saturday, January 15 at 5 p.m. at the Polideportivo España and will last three months.
Among the participating teams in this new edition are the Leonas de Managua, Jaguares de la UAM, Frente Sur Rivas, Real Estelí, Panteras de Managua, Tiburonas de Granada and Indígenas de Matagalpa, as announced by the Vice Mayor of Managua, Enrique Rose arms.
“Seven well-structured teams with a good number of class A players, the entry of the UAM, directed by the director Martin Guevara, a member of the Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame, gives it an even greater appeal, a lot of publicity once again, thanks to the support given by the government of Comandante Daniel and Compañera Rosario to sports, the Sports Institute of the federation and the mayors' offices in the different municipalities to this new day of women's volleyball, "said Armas.
As a result of the first edition of this league, last year the Leonas de Managua Volleyball Academy were crowned champions and now they will have the difficult challenge of fighting again for the title of first place in a competition that promises to be very even.
The sports director of the Mayor's Office of Managua, comrade Noel González, reported that in this competition they will have more than 20 young minors, who will also be part of these teams, "that is what we are looking for so that we have a greater seedbed For the national teams of these girls who represent us at a national and international level, we are going to have very close games, all the venues are going to be with their fans”.
The matches of this league will end in April and will take place on Saturdays at 5:00 pm, on Sundays at 3:00 pm and a 75% of all the games will be broadcast through the official website of the First Division League and the digital platforms of each of the teams, including the Olympic Committee.