They assault with rifles to the selection of Belize in Haiti

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The Belize Federation is in contact with FIFA and CONCACAF to bring players “to a safer place”

PORT-AU-PRINCE – The bus of the Belize national football team was intercepted by a band armed with rifles on the team’s arrival this Monday in Haiti, Where he plans to play a game of the qualifiers of the World Cup Qatar 2022.

The policemen escorting the team had to negotiate with the armed gang per to be able to continue their journey from the airport to the hotel, where they arrived safely, the Belize Football Federation said in a statement.

“Despite being escorted by four policemen, the team bus was stopped by the riot of insurgents with assault rifles on a motorcycle and the police escort was forced to negotiate with them because the bus the team continued its journey to the hotel, “the statement said.

The players, “despite being agitated by the terrible experience, 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 said it was in contact with FIFA and CONCACAF to “do everything possible” to bring 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 are recorded daily in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.

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