Friday, 24 hours after having received Mireya Luis Hernandez considered by the International Federation of Volleyball as the greatest volleyball player of all time https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18577-haiti-sports-visit-of-a-global-icon-of-volleyball-of-haitian-origin.html , Abel Nazaire the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action, welcomed in the Annex of Ministry to Frères, Nerlens Noël, NBA star, born of Haitian parents.

"I feel very honored to receive this week, two high level athletes of Haitian descent in volleyball and basketball," said Minister Nazaire who expressed on behalf of the government, his pride to welcome these two great athletes, who show so much attachment to this corner of land that gave birth to their parents.

"Our strength is our talent. With talent, we can achieve great things," declared Nazaire to Nerlens Noël, he has invited to continue to progress and work on the development of the Haitian basketball.

For his part, the pivot of the "Philadelphia 76ers" accompanied by including his mother, Mrs. Dolcena Noël, of President of the Haitian Federation of Basketball (FHB), Henri Joseph Jean, of Technical Director, Jason Valbrun, of Valmera Pierre (Power Forward), expressed his love for Haiti and especially for young of Gonaives that he said to possess great qualities to enable them to reach the professional level. Emphasizing the work he has already done for young people through the organization "Power Forward" and FHB.

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