On September 19, the prince of French Volleyball returned home to Poitiers. After discovering Italy, Russia and Turkey, Earvin Ngapeth returned to his first love, Stade Poitevin. “I’ve been around,” he assured us in September. I have three children, my wife has been with me for ten years. She can't stand the stranger anymore (he laughs) ! She wants us to return to France, to work. For two or three years, we have been wondering where we could go in France. I don't want to go back to 40, it sucks. »
At 33, the receiver-attacker has become the face of the French Championship, the Marmara SpikeLigue. Because a French international double Olympic champion and elected best player of the competition in Tokyo and Paris was unprecedented. However, the adventure only lasted three months. On December 27, on the occasion of the Tours reception, Earvin Ngapeth will say goodbye to the public at Stade Poitevin, who travel en masse to see him at each meeting.
“I have committed to a one-year contract, with the possibility in December of being able to sign elsewhere if an opportunity that interests me presents itself. But what is certain is that until December, I am in Poitiers,” he explained to us upon his return to France. According to L'Équipe, the star of the France team is on the verge of signing a contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
“Despite the efforts made to try to extend this beautiful story, Earvin received an offer that he could not refuse,” wrote the Poitevin club in a press release. He will stay with us until the big derby on December 27 against Tours at the Futuroscope Arena. These few months have been exceptional for all of us: subscribers, volunteers, licensees, partners and even beyond, for French volleyball. Let's enjoy the next three home games together and whatever happens, the adventure is not over. »
The French international thanked the club for this “parenthesis of exceptional intensity at home, in (his) club and (his) city of heart. » “This parenthesis is not over, I wholeheartedly hope to find you again and continue this adventure one day,” he continued. “I will remain motivated more than ever until my last match on December 27 with the colors of the Alterna Stade Poitevin, I am sure that this match will be a celebration of Volleyball in Poitiers, in my city,” he said. finally promised.
