Edilse Silva, the fourth striker of the Santiago de Cuba team, acknowledged that he was sanctioned by the national leadership of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) for posting on his social networks an image criticizing the food received by athletes .
Although INDER has not publicly announced the sanction, which will be for three games, a few days ago rumors began to circulate in this regard in the fan groups of Cuban baseball. Despite the support he received from most users, Silva said posting the image on networks was “undisciplined.”
“I appreciate everything because I know that I support myself and that they want the best for the team, but what I am asking is not to give it a political approach, it is not a question of mass protests or demands“As many have said,” the Santiago man wrote.
“I committed an indiscipline and I accept it, I recognized it at that time, which does not make me a better or worse person, I used social media to express my disagreement with something without taking into account the fact that there are other cases that I could address. “he added on his Facebook profile.
The player said that he published the image when he was taken by “emotional impulses, typical of the tensions that are experienced in these times”. “I don’t know how it affects us sometimes to see that we can’t give a show as people deserve, on a full stadium. But the pandemic will pass and those times will come again,” he added.
“We all make mistakes sometimes and, as a public figure, I am responsible for my deed and I admit my mistake. “, Silva wrote and asked for support from fans during the three games that will be suspended.
“Look at the food they gave us today, a team at the Play Offs,” Silva wrote on January 30 with a photo showing a box of yellow rice, yucca and chicken. He soon deleted the post.
Santiago’s player, Osday Silva Hernández, replied then: “We have become accustomed to the economic situation in our country, but what I cannot conceive of is how it is possible for a team that is fighting our national time, baseball, to through this kind of thing, through which the Wasps of Santiago pass today ”.
Then he added: “Who is to blame, I don’t know or I don’t care, but this happened today with our team, it’s a great lack of respect and someone has to do something to respond to this action.”