While they should have landed in Nantes around 3:45 p.m., the members of Cholet Basket and Tofas Bursa will nevertheless spend the night in Türkiye.
Their Transavia flight having been canceled due to heavy snowfall, the two teams will only be able to land in France on Thursday, at an unspecified time, via a jointly chartered private plane.
Therefore, in order to preserve the health and recovery of the players, FIBA agreed to postpone the return match. So, instead of Thursday evening, it will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at La Meilleraie.
The Basketball Champions League has decided to postpone the CB vs Tofas match initially scheduled for Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m., to Friday, January 9 at 8 p.m.
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“Due to weather conditions, our team’s flight was canceled this morning, Nantes airport being closed for the moment,” communicates CB. After hours of negotiation with all stakeholders (BCL, Tofas and flight companies), it is impossible to find a solution so that our team can return to Cholet this evening and play the match tomorrow evening. Our Choletais will therefore take a flight with Tofas tomorrow.
Under these conditions, the Basketball Champions League has decided to postpone the meeting initially scheduled for Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m., to Friday, January 9 at 8 p.m.
We are aware of the inconvenience that this match postponement may cause and please believe that we are the first to be impacted. »
If they hope to return to Bursa next week for a good one, the Choletais are subject to a frantic pace since they are also expected Sunday afternoon in Dunkirk to challenge the BCM in Betclic ELITE. A final meeting of the first leg which could open the doors to the Leaders Cup for them, in the event of a victory combined with a setback from Chalon-sur-Saône to Limoges…
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