Ultimately, no Wild Card will be given for the vacancy left by AEK in the Volley League.
ESAP announced that the championship will be held with nine teamsafter the non-granting of a certificate to the “yellow and black”.
We remind you that AEK strongly protested the attitude of the federation, accusing it of refusing to register the team as its member, which means that it was not allowed to submit a licensing file to the Professional Sports Commission.
The organizing authority, on the other hand, responded to the accusations with a lengthy statement.
“ESAP announces that in today’s extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors it decided UNANIMOUSLY not to grant a free participation card for the period 2023/2024, considering that the latest developments advocate the fact that together with the Federation (which we thank for the support and cooperation the) attempt to hold the new championship with ten competitively strong and solvent teams (and indeed with criteria, as far as possible, objective and measurable) was not evaluated in the proper way.
We continue united by throwing all our weight into the smooth running of our new championship, the draw of which is scheduled to take place on September 25 in Kalamata and which we promise will be better than any other year.
At the same time, we are committed to making all the required institutional and regulatory interventions, so that the next championship 2024/2025 will be held with twelve teams, under the necessary condition that they will be able to use up to five foreign athletes”.
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