The first veiled volleyball player of the top Italian championship is called Mariam Metwally and will dress the red and white colors of Busto Arsizio. The Lombard club has in fact announced the engagement of the Egyptian national crusher, a new reinforcement for the next season. With the arrival of Metwally, the team becomes worldwide, being able to count on athletes from four continents: Europe, Asia, America and now also Africa. Born in 1999, Metwally won 7 titles of the African championship. The team led by Enrico Barbolini “will be a true melting pot of different experiences, origin and visions of the world”, writes the club that through the mouth of President Giuseppe Pirola underlines how “cultural diversity is an extraordinary resource”.
Metwally looks at his new season as a great affirmation of his career: the A1 series and the World Cup at the start on August 22 to which he will participate with his Egypt. «Moving to Italy and joining me to Uyba is the most important step of my career – the words of the volleyball player -. It means a lot for me to be part of one of the most important championships in the world and playing at the highest levels of volleyball and I am excited to face this new challenge ». Before starting the Italian adventure – in Busto Arsizio he will join the world championship – there is the challenge with the national team. «It is a great honor to represent my country on such an important stage. We worked hard to prepare ourselves and I can’t wait to compete against the best teams in the world ».
As for A1, it underlines that “Italian volleyball is known for its high level. The best players in the world play in the Italian championship. I can’t wait to be part of this family ». His idol in the field is the Brazilian Gabi, but now he is ready – World Cup concluded – to test the Italian buildings, she who declares herself “very competitive on the field, sociable and curious to discover different cultures outside”. And he will bring his in the Italian championship, she first with the veil on the pitch: on October, the seventeenth -level challenge immediately challenges, against the champions of Conegliano.