During the winter break, FT Antwerp remained passive on the transfer market. There was not much to buy in, as the team was back on track after a bad start. Karim Bachar. “There were opportunities to attract players, but we opted for continuity. Transferring for the sake of transferring makes little sense. Then we prefer to continue to give our own opportunities. After an evaluation, the club concluded that we have achieved enough to achieve our goals this season. We don’t have any serious injuries at the moment, so that we could almost completely start the first training on Wednesday.”

The Antwerp futsal year opens on Friday with a line to Wemmel. Karim Bachar looks ahead. “The cup match is immediately the first appointment. On paper we shouldn’t cause any problems against the third division, but those are often the most dangerous matches. There are surprises in a cup tournament. We assume this will not be with us. I understand that this will be the match of the year for the Wemmel players. It is one from Brussels. So I expected a team that could rely on a few technical players.”

Also with the team there Karim Bachar the days to wait a few things. “On 15 and 16 January we will complete an internship in Borgloon. We may also provide a practice match on one of those dates, but that is not a foregone conclusion at the moment. On January 17 we will play friendly against Azerbaijan. For the internship I can fall back on a core. The selection for the meeting with the Azeris is not yet known. Possibly some players there a chance to show themselves.”