12 hours agoHaiti: Football National Stops by Armed Gangs
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Belize's Football Federation has expressed “its disappointment and disgust” after the bus leading its national team to the hotel in Haiti was stopped by an armed gang. The incident occurred shortly after the team had arrived in this state for World Cup qualifications “Catari 2022”. Police [...]
The incident occurred shortly after the team had arrived in this state for the qualifications of the World Cup “Catari 2022”.
Police who had accompanied the team had to negotiate with the gang to allow the bus to continue on its way to the hotel, writes BBC, translates Periscopi.
Captain Deon McCauley described the incident as “ment of great fear”.
I'm glad everyone came out safe and I congratulate you that you stood up brave, he added.
An image published by the federation showed the gang on motorcycles wearing masks and weapons.
Kosovo has held its first international match just against Haiti, in a match that had ended 0-0 in Fadil Vokri. /Periscope
