Belize selects Final 23 for UNCAF TournamentThe National Football Team of Belize Selects Final 23 for UNCAF Tournament. The Coaching staff of the National Football Team of Belize has selected the final 23 players who will represent the country in the upcoming UNCAF Copa Centroamericana Tournament. These players were selected from among 30 who were called to training camp.
Those Players are:
Name Player Position Jersey Number
1 Shane Orio GK27
2 Woodrow Wilson West GK 1
3 Elroy Alexander Smith DF 8
4 Khalil V. M Velasquez DF 28
5 Tyrone Jamal Pandy DF 23
6 Ian Elvis Gaynair DF 7
7 Trevor Bruce Lennen DF 3
8 Evral Reginald Trapp DF 18
9 Michael Atkinson DF 26
10 Makonnan Clare DF 4
11 Denmark R Casey MF 12
12 Jordy Leonel Polanco MF 16
13 Luis Alonzo Torres MF 19
14 Delone Torres MF 13
15 Devon Aithon Makin MF 17
16 Andres Makin Jr. MF 6
17 Nana Mensah MF 21
18 Elroy Edwin Jr. Kuylen FW 5
19 Gilroy Thurton FW 14
20 Daniel Jimenez FW 20
21 Jarret Nicholas Davis FW 11
22 Deon McCaulay FW 9
23 Michael Salazar FW 10
The coaching staff:
1 Richard Patrick Orlowski Head Coach
2 Carlos Slusher Assistant Coach
3 Thomas Rivars Physiotherapist
4 Anthony Humes Ass. Equip. Manager
5 Kent Alexander Gray Goalkeeper Coach
6 Phillip Elexious Marin Physical Trainer
7 Herbert Jr. Trapp Equipment Manager
Newly hired National Team Coach, Richard Orlowski of Poland, his assistant Carlos “Charlie” Slusher and their staff has expressed confidence in this selection to compete at a high level.
The FFB will be holding a Media Press Conference on Tuesday, January 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the headquarters conference room. The purpose of the press conference is to introduce the final 23 players and showcase the new Belize Jaguars jerseys. All media houses across the country are invited to attend.
The tournament is set to start on Friday, January 13th, 2017 in which the Belize Jaguars will be playing their first match against the host country Panama. The team and delegation will leave Belize on Wednesday, January 11th and returning on Monday, January 23, 2017.
January 13, 2017
8:00PM Panama vs Belize
January 15
12:00PM Belize vs Costa Rica
January 17
3:00PM El Salvador vs Belize
January 20
3:00PM Nicaragua vs Belize
January 22
10:00AM Belize vs Honduras
NB: The time of the matches is Belize time.