after Poitiers, the Ngapeth madness also reaches Chaumont

Unsurprisingly, the Earvin Ngapeth madness goes far beyond the borders of Poitiers and Vienne. Since the announcement of the signing of the double Olympic champion for Alterna Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball, his favorite club continues to be overwhelmed by requests of all kinds. The latest one? Requests for videos from TF1…

And this also seems to be the case among the other residents of the Marmara SpikeLigue. Like the Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 side where the Stadistes go on Friday for their first trip of the season after their great victory against Narbonne on the opening day (3-1).

Tickets sold out in four days

Lawson-Body was packed last Saturday. The Palestra, the lair of Haut-Marnais, was already full at the start of the week. The 2,000 places put on sale found buyers in just four days. “Usually, we play to full houses for the play-off matches. This has never happened this early in the season. The last time tickets sold so quickly was for the championship final against Tours in 2023 where we had nothing left to sell after two quarter-hour sessions.recalls Bruno Soirfeck, the president of a CVB 52 beaten in the tie-break in Tourcoing during the first day.

The club had tried to anticipate things in order to organize itself as best as possible. “As soon as we heard about the signing of Earvin, I looked at when we were going to face Poitiers. It happened to be for the second day. The day after the announcement, we met with the employees to work on this match. »

In particular, the ticket office was opened earlier than usual. A good idea, obviously, for a meeting like no other. Obviously when the best French player, and one, not to mention the best in the world, is on the field. “We of course decided to communicate about the presence of Earvin Ngapeth. We are happy to welcome him, even more so with the enthusiasm generated by the new Olympic gold medal won in Paris. But we also highlighted a symbolic opposition between, on the one hand, Earvin Ngapeth and, on the other, Mathis Henno, U20 and U22 European champion this summer and who represents the next generation. »

The arrival of the Alterna Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball was thus reclassified as a gala match. Like against Montpellier, Tourcoing or Tours. And beIN SPORTS, the MSL broadcaster, made no mistake either. “We were contacted so that the match could be brought forward to Friday so that it could be broadcast. »

“The return of Earvin Ngapeth to France is a very, very good thing”

For Bruno Soirfeck, the return to France of Earvin Ngapeth, the child prodigy of Poitiers and French volleyball, is a very good thing. “It’s even a very, very good thing, he smiled. Since he signed for Poitiers, we have been talking about volleyball twenty-four hours a day. We must work and organize ourselves to ride this dynamic and, above all, to capitalize on it in order to advance and further grow our sport. This must be beneficial over time”insists the one who was still responsible for the promotion commission of the National Volleyball League until a few days ago. Or when a wind of madness blows across France. Ngapeth madness.