Joana Lopes and Jorge Coelho agree renewal

The Board of Directors of CAB-Madeira and the Board of Directors of SAD have just announced the renewal of the contracts of Joana Lopes and Jorge Coelho. In the case of the base of the female team, it will be the third (second consecutive) season to defend the colors of the CAB. The pole of the male team had moved on to its sixth consecutive season to defend the symbol of the Madeiran class. Joana Lopes had in 2014-2015 one of the best times of her career. The women's team's indisputable reference, the Portuguese international is widely respected as the best of its position throughout the country, having recently been appointed by the site 'Eurobasket' as the best Portuguese player of the day. Jorge Coelho, on the other hand, is the natural leader of the male squad, having assumed, in the past season, the status of captain of the team. Being one of the most charismatic players and cherished by the CAB's associative mass, Jorge Coelho is also a huge sports added value for the CAB, as he is one of the best Portuguese players of today and one of the most international national basketball players. Contract renewals were very well received by senior team technicians. On the feminine side, Coach João Pedro confessed to the CAB Official Site the importance of the Joana Lopes base for the team's ambitions at the time 2015-2016. For the coach, “Joana’s renewal makes me very pleased because it is the first sign that our team will be very well served again in the base position and not only because of its great versatility.” João Paulo Silva, coach of the Male CAB, emphasized the role of Jorge Coelho in and out of the field, noting, “ Jorge is a athlete of great national reference. Their attitude promotes the climate of collective involvement in the work we do, supports the growth and adaptation of young players and, above all, continues to have a very high sports performance. I'm glad we can count on Jorge again next season. In addition, Jorge has played the role of team captain in an exemplary way.”