One of the sports in our country that has benefited the most from the policy of hiring athletes in foreign leagues has been basketball. Yesterday three new signings were made effective, including that of a lady, to add nine under the permission of the Cuban Federation today. Jasiel Rivero and Javier Jústiz are in Spain, Karel Guzmán is in Romania and Yoanki Mencía, Pedro Bombino and Aldo Castel play in Argentina.
The most recent signatures, made official at the headquarters of the Cubadeportes SA Company, were those of Havanans Neysser Coutín and Marlon Díaz, who will travel in a few days to join the Argentine League, with the Jáchal Básquetbol Club, and Isabela Jourdain, also from the capital. , who 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 old, 2.00 meters, power forward) and Coutín (25, 1.93 m, small forward) performs in the second division, a level they reached 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 basketball for the second time in the South American country, since in 2018 he played for 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 West Indian players to claim to compete on a European circuit.
“For me it is an incredible experience to represent my country, either with the national team or soon in a league in Europe. I will take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate the talent of the Cubans in this continent and I will try to obtain good performances, which could allow the arrival of new signings for some of my colleagues. One of my main strengths is shooting from long distance”, he told 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 referring to Díaz as a new recruit, with whom they want to do a special job in a position that they seek to promote, such as number four. .
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