MALONEY, AROUCA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JULY 13, 2025: Host Trinidad and Trinidad were crowned the first champions of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23 Men’s Championship hosted by the T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) at the Maloney Indoor Sports Arena on Sunday.
This was after the Calypso Spikers led by captain Nicholas Williams defeated Suriname in a sometimes heated but enthralling contest 21-25, 25-20, 30-28, 23-25, 15-10 with the captain rightfully sinking the match winning point for the host off a failed block by Suriname.
The win avenged a loss also in five sets to the same opponents in their final round-robin match on Saturday night and secured the lone qualification spot to the Junior Pan American Cup next year.
Commenting on the win, Trinidad and Tobago Head Coach Sean Morrison the win was a result of hard work, total effort and sacrifice by his players and coaching staff.
Williams added, “We faced a really good Suriname team, and we had to dig deep to get the win and credit to my teammates for pulling it off.”
Cuban-born Suriname coach, FIVB Development Coach, Carlos Orta, Suriname was quick to admit that he felt the Trinidad and Tobago was a much more complete team than his.
Orta said, “Player for player, I believe Trinidad and Tobago has the best team in the competition, but my team is also a good team, which made for a very good contest.”
“We fought a good game today, and we were fighting and giving our all and both teams played well, but in the end, I think Trinidad and Tobago was better.
Faiq Lobo, Captain of Suriname, said, “I hate being second, but it was a good game and Trinidad and Tobago played better.”
“We fought hard, and they also fought hard, but it just wasn’t our day today.”
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