The National Team coached by David Aleman will depart from Puerto Rico to Canada on Saturday. The Puerto Rican team will play in Pool B along with Cuba and Bahamas.
The other six teams that will compete at this tournament are The United States of America, Saint Lucia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico and hosts Canada.
The 12 players that have been called up for the tournament are Edgardo Goas (setter), Roberto Muñiz (middle blocker), Juan Figueroa (receiver), Dennis del Valle (libero), Enrique Escalante (middle blocker), Mannix Roman (middle blocker), Angel Perez (setter), Ezequiel Cruz (receiver), Josué Núñez (middle blocker), Juan Vazquez (opposite), Sequiel Sánchez (opposite) and Jorge Lopez (receiver).
The technical staff is composed by head coach David Aleman, who is assisted by Ramon Lawrence. Angel Velez is the statistician while Wilfredo Nazario is the physical therapist and Nelson Perez as team manager.
“The group has worked very well and We will play strong every match,” said Aleman. “We will begin playing against Cuba that is a transition group, but they always play at a great level”.
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