It is made up of 26 players, including Simon, Yant, Mergarejo, Roamy and captain Miguel Angel Lopez.
The Cuban men’s team for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League was announced today by the Cuban volleyball federation.
It is made up of 26 players, headed by Roberlandy Simón, Marlon Yant, Osniel Mergarejo, Roamy Alonso and captain Miguel Ángel López, as well as others who have also had a good season in their respective leagues.
Cuba makes its debut in Rio de Janeiro on 11 June against Slovenia and will face Brazil the following day, Ukraine on the 13th, then rest on the 14th and close on the 15th against the United States.
The next round will take place in Belgrade, where they will play Germany (25 June), Serbia (26 June), the Netherlands (27 June), then they will be off on the 28th and finish against Argentina (29 June).
The final leg will take place in Gdansk, Poland, where the West Indies will face Bulgaria (16 July), Poland (17), France (18) and China (20). The 19th will be a rest day.
The finals will be played from 30 July to 3 August. Reaching that stage is the Cuban team’s main objective, as last year they came within a whisker of finishing in ninth place.
THE TEAM
Centre-backs: Roberlandy Simón (Number 13), José Israel Massó (1), Javier Concepción (5), Roamy Alonso (21), Endriel Pedroso (19), Thiago Suárez (20) and David Fiel (25).
Auxiliary Attackers: Miguel Ángel López (Captain-18), Osniel Mergarejo (2), Marlon Yant (23), José Miguel Gutiérrez (22), Bryan Camino (15), Yusniel González (16) and Víctor Ramón Andreu (32).
Opposites: Michael Sánchez Bozshuleva ( 4), Alejandro Miguel González (6), Yordan Bisset (14), Carlos Yohandrys Charles (31) and Daniel Martínez (30).
Passers: Christian Thondike (28), Lyván Taboada (11), Julio Alberto Gómez (8) and Adrián Chirino (29).
Liberos: Yonder García (7), Alain Gorguet (24) and Dayron Gallego (35).
Coaching staff: Jesús Cruz López will be the director, Mario Raúl Izquierdo and Manuel Espinoza the assistant coaches, Lenin Hernández the doctor, Eladio Vives the physiotherapist and Anel Ruiz Mederos the psychologist.
