Under 19 Belize Men’s National Team travel to Honduras for UNCAF FIFA Forward U19 Men’s Tournament

Photo Credit: FFB

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The 20 players of the Under 19 Belize Men’s National Team (U19 BMNT) are on their way to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to compete in the 2024 Central American Football Union (UNCAF) FIFA Forward Tournament which runs from January 19-25.

The U19 BMNT left Belize by boat on Wednesday morning to Puerto Cortés from where they will head to Tegucigalpa.

The UNCAF FIFA Forward U19 Men’s Tournament is a preparatory tournament for the Concacaf Under 20 Championship Qualifiers which will be played in Managua, Nicaragua from February 23 to March 3, 2024. The U20 BMNT is playing the qualifiers in Group A against Cuba, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Nicaragua.

In the (UNCAF) FIFA Forward Tournament Belize along with Costa Rica, Guatemala, and invited guests Cuba. Group A comprises Honduras, Panamá, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

Under 19 Belize Men’s National Team (U19 BMNT) – (Photo Credit: FFB)

The UNCAF tournament will be held at the Olimpia High Performance Center (Centro de Alto Rendimiento – CAR CDO) in Tegucigalpa. Fields 1 and 2 (Canchas #1 and #2) are natural grass while Field 3 (Cancha #3) is artificial turf.

Belize is playing Costa Rica on January 19 at 3:00 pm. In the second match the U19 BMNT will face Guatemala on January 21 at 11:00 am. The final group game will be against Cuba on January 23 at 11:00 am.

The winners of both groups qualify for the Final. The other teams play against the same ranked teams from the other group in ranking games on January 25.

The U19 BMNT played four practice matches, losing twice to both Guatemala and Honduras.

Under 19 Belize Men’s National Team (U19 BMNT) 

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