Collecting thousands of supporters in Waregem for Champion celebration Essevee (Waregem)
Champion celebration. – © Het Nieuwsblad
In the center of Waregem, a few thousand football supporters met on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the return from Zulte Waregem to 1A.
Today at 4:30 PM
SV Zulte Waregem made it extremely exciting on Friday evening, but still managed to promote to first class as a champion. After the match, a party followed until the late hours, which was continued on Sunday afternoon. Together with the club, the city organized a festive tribute on the Waregem market, where the players and staff presented.
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Surrounded by his daughters, an emotional Jelle Vossen, who kicks Essevee to the title, took the floor. “After relegation (to second class in 2023, ed.) I promised to the club, the supporters and my daughters that we would put the better weather in the air. Today is that day. We did it, « he said. » I can tell about Friday for four hours. I have already viewed the images 400 times, with goose bumps. I couldn’t imagine it nicer. «
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Fireworks
The city also took some safety measures in advance. « The area is closed to all traffic, » says Mayor Kristof Chanterie (CD&V). « We recommend everyone to come by bike or on foot as much as possible, and there is above all a strict ban on drinks in glass and on Bengales and other fireworks. »
The festivities on the Markt will continue until 8 pm, after which the supporters are still welcome in the Waregem hospitality industry.
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