The Belize Federation is in contact with FIFA and Concacaf to bring the players “to a safer place”
PRINCE PORT — The Belize soccer team bus was intercepted by a gang armed with rifles upon the team’s arrival in Haiti on Monday, where he plans to play a match of the qualifying rounds of the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The policemen escorting the team had to negotiate with the armed gang pIn order to continue their journey from the airport to the hotel, where they arrived safely, according to the Belize Football Federation in a statement.
“Despite being escorted by four policemen, the team bus was stopped by the riot of insurgents with motorcycle assault rifles and the police escort was forced to negotiate with them for the team bus to continue its trip to the hotel,” narrates the statement.
The players, “although agitated by the ordeal, are safe in their hotel”states the statement, which also includes a statement from the Captain Deon McCauley, which ensures that there were moments of “intense fear” during the assault.
The Federation assured that it is in contact with FIFA and Concacaf to “do everything possible” to take the players “to a safer place.”
The match is scheduled for next Thursday at the Sylvio Cator stadium in Port-au-Prince and corresponds to the first day of Group E of the World Cup qualifiers, which also includes Nicaragua, Saint Lucia and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Haiti is going through a strong wave of insecurity due to the action of numerous armed gangs, which are responsible for kidnappings that occur daily in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince.
Fantom 509 members, a terrorist group of masked police officers, stopped Belize’s soccer team bus in Port-au-Prince. Police officers had to negotiate with the terrorists so they can allow Belize’s team bus to leave. Belize’s team traveled to Haiti to play them on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/ANRF72393l
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