The Belize Men’s National Football Team, The Jaguars, were held up at gunpoint while in Haiti.
Haitian Media and the Football Federation of Belize said the Belize Jaguars had encountered a small incident in Haiti on the way from the airport to their hotel but are reportedly safe now at their hotel.
A video reportedly recorded by one of the team members shows a big number of motorcyclists moving down-hill away from the team bus on a garbage-laden and broken road.
A player can be heard saying in a shocked tone: “We just get held at gunpoint.”
Another is heard saying “Deh hold up the police.” He must have been referring to the police escorting the team bus.
Haiti is currently in political turmoil as they gear up to head to elections later this year.
The Belize Jaguars reportedly flew to Haiti yesterday via Miami where they overnighted and arrived in Port au Prince this morning.
The Belize Jaguars are playing against Haiti this week in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers.
The match will be held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port au Prince at 3:00 PM Belize time on Thursday, March 25.
They then fly to the Dominican Republic on Friday for the second game on Tuesday, March 30 against the Turks and Caicos Islands at the Estadio Panamericano in Santo Domingo at 3:00 PM as well.
