Maryam and Yasminne will defend the friends' sweater for the next few years

Maryam and Yasminne Chermiti will be CAB players in the coming seasons. Portuguese athletes, from Club Ana, from Santa Maria Island, in the Azores, are on their way to Madeira, where they will defend the 'Friends' sweater, deepen their basketball training and continue their studies. Maryam is 14 and Yasminne is 16. The coming of the Chermiti sisters to the CAB follows a proposal made by the CAB Board to the parents of the athletes during the CAB Tournament. At the event, Maryam and Yeasminne stood out for the commitment and motivation they revealed within the field, attracting the attention of all those who followed the games. The proposal was properly studied by the players' parents, including considering the issues related to the athletes' academic future. The fact that Maryam and Yasminne could build a career in basketball and, at the same time, pursue their studies was decisive in the decision of the Chermiti family. The existence in Madeira of quality schools and a university is a guarantee that the sisters from the Azores will have the opportunity to dedicate themselves to basketball and studies, not having to give up sport to build an academic future. The arrival of the Chermiti sisters in Madeira is scheduled for the end of August. The athletes will settle in the apartment attached to the CAB Pavilion, and, in early September, will integrate the pre-season training of the female senior team. The athletes will also be part of the 'School of Champions' project, which aims to deepen the technical and tactical potential of the players and players selected for it. Having already ensured, during the defense, the admission to the CAB of Pedro Escorcio (ex-Francisco Franco) and Tiago Oliveira (ex-Porto Santo), the arrival of Maryam and Yasminne is a clear bet of the club's leaders in the capture and training of young athletes with talent and potential, in a strategic bet of the future that points to build senior teams with athletes trained 'at home'. That is, in other words, 'sow now to reap later.' In statements to the CAB's Official Website, Francisco Gomes, chairman of the Board, noted: "Maryam and Yasminne have won our affection, not only for their sporting potential, but above all for their human characteristics, which mirror the exceptional formation they have received from their parents over the years and will help them succeed in the CAB and at all levels. We are confident that, after a first phase of natural adaptation, during which we will be here to give them all the support, they will find in the CAB and Madeira a second house that will welcome them with open arms and that will help them to be athletes and high-level students." In conclusion, the head of the CAB made a point of speaking a few words to all the people involved in the coming of the Chermiti sisters to Madeira. According to Francisco Gomes, "We thank the parents of athletes publicly for their trust in our institution, in the certainty that we will do everything to be worthy of this trust. We also thank Club Ana and all the island of Santa Maria for understanding and collaboration in all aspects related to the coming of Maryam and Yasminne to Madeira. It is thanks to these trust and transparency relations that basketball and basketball institutions can evolve and deepen their service to athletes and their families."