Will ZAKSA retain the pillar of the team? This is a godsend for fans
Erik Shoji has been one of the world's leading liberos for years. According to media reports, the ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle player will remain in the team for the next season.
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle is experiencing one of the craziest seasons in the history of performances at the highest level. The three-time European champion did not qualify for the Polish Cup finals and was also eliminated in the Champions League quarter-final play-offs, which means he will not win the prestigious title for the fourth time in a row.
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle is to retain the pillar of the team
The team from the Opole Voivodeship is still anxious to advance to the play-offs. Even though the first team was fully healthy in the last match against Projekt Warszawa, the Koziołki team still had to accept the superiority of Piotr Graban's team 3:2. Additionally, the situation in the table is quite tense and other teams such as PSG Stal Nysa, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów are also fighting to advance to the best eight.
ZAKSA is still finalizing the details of the squad for next season. It is known that there will be huge changes in the team. The creators of recent years' successes will leave – Aleksander Śliwka, Bartosz Bednorz and Łukasz Kaczmarek. Bartosz Kurek is expected to join, which will be a big transfer hit.
The issue of Erik Shoji has remained unknown for many weeks. In the case of the libero, no one talked about leaving or staying. According to TVP Sport, there has been a breakthrough in the American's situation. The winner of the Champions League is to remain in the team of the PlusLiga runner-up. Shoji has been a club player since 2021.
Erik Shoji's volleyball career
Erik Shoji is an Olympic bronze medalist in 2016, a bronze medalist in the 2018 World Championships and the winner of the 2014 World League. In the past, he played in Fakiele Novy Urengoj, Latina and Berlin Recycling Volleys.
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle is currently in ninth place in the PlusLiga table.
