Jaja Santiago, after taking Japan by storm, is ready to spark her home professional club to a title romp, too.
The newly crowned queen in the Japanese Volleyball Cup, in fact, is taking the first available flight out of Tokyo.
“We are proud of what she has become; her victory is also our victory,” Rommel Sytin, team owner of Santiago’s local club Chery Tiggo, told the Inquirer on Wednesday. Sytin had watched Santiago spread her wings while with the Pro Crossovers, starting when the club was still known as Foton.
It was with Sytin’s club that Santiago gained the attention of Saitama Ageo Medics, who signed her as reinforcement for the team’s bid in the Japanese league.
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