By unanimous decision of the EPO Executive Committee on Friday and at the suggestion of President Takis Baltaku, the final of the Novibet Greek Cup will take place on 20 May at the GSP in Nicosia.

All committee members, 16 people, agreed to the proposal presented, and thus the second name of the year will be determined on Saturday, on the eve of the national elections in Greece, but the game will be played on Cypriot soil.

Recall that the mayor of Volos, Achilleas Beos, lifted the ban on holding the final in Panthessaliko, fearing incidents.

It seems that there is no other stadium outside of Athens and Thessaloniki that fits the conditions and that is why the federation has chosen Nicosia.

In addition, with the elections set for May 21, it would not be possible to hold the final on Greek soil the day before (20/5) or before May 27, and the teams would like to release their players for the holidays as soon as possible, as the summer season follows. qualifiers for European tournaments.

It is worth noting that the final couple will be announced during Holy Week. On Clean Wednesday, Olympiacos will face AEK in a 3-0 rematch at the Opap Arena, and on Clean Thursday, PAOK will face Lamia after a 5-1 win in the first game.

A few days ago, the General Manager of the GSP Stadium in Nicosia spoke to the Metrosport radio station and said that the final could take place at this stadium.

“The final could have been held at the stadium, we have no problem with the match, it has a 4-level approval and matches in the Champions League were also played until the 8th round.” I would say that the stadium can host the final of the Greek Cup. We have no influence from either the EPO or the Cypriot Federation, the Cypriot Cup final will take place on June 3rd and the stadium will be available for the final on those dates.”

He then pointed out that “they exist [στις εξέδρες] The fans of both teams are in Cyprus, in terms of security, I would say that they provide a better match, the Cypriot police are more organized than the Greek ones, and they have certain powers. In Cyprus, there are friends of both teams in every match, and we know that, so the same could happen in the final,” he said.

Source: bwinSPORT FM