The Polish national volleyball team faces challenges in its preparation for the 2025 Nations League, after one of the debutants,Mateusz Nowak, suffered a serious injury during training. As a result, he will not participate in the upcoming matches and training sessions. Coach Nikola Grbić will have to rearrange his plans for both the Silesia Cup (May 28–31 in Katowice and Gliwice) and the Nations League matches, starting on June 11.
The Polish Volleyball Federation reacted quickly and announced that Seweryn Lipiński, a middle blocker born in 2001 and playing for Kupruam Stilon Gorzów, will replace the injured Nowak in the 30-player list submitted to FIVB.
Lipiński will join a group of six other debutants, among whom are:
Maksymilian Czunkiewicz
Kajetan Gracyak
Aliaksei Kubicki
Jakub Nasewicz
Jordan Zaleszczyk
(and the already dropped) Mateusz Nowak
The situation shows how intense the season has been for the volleyball players – some of them are only now joining the preparations after a well-deserved rest. Coach Grbić faces the challenge of preserving the energy of experienced players and integrating the new additions as successfully as possible.
Within the Silesia Cup,Bulgariawill facePolandonMay 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM local time in Gliwice. The tournament will take place from May 28 to 31 in Katowice and Gliwice, featuring matches between the national teams of Poland, Bulgaria, Germany, and Ukraine. Matches involving Poland will be broadcast on Polsat TV's sports channels.
The full tournament schedule is as follows:
May 28, Katowice, Spodek:
4:00 PM – Bulgaria vs Germany
7:00 PM – Poland vs Ukraine
May 30, Gliwice, Arena Gliwice:
5:00 PM – Poland vs Bulgaria
8:00 PM – Germany vs Ukraine
May 31, Gliwice, Arena Gliwice:
5:00 PM – Bulgaria vs Ukraine
8:00 PM – Poland vs Germany
This tournament will be an important test for the squads before the start of the Nations League and will provide an opportunity for the debutants to prove themselves on the international stage.
