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The Footballers Return, Re-loaded
posted (January 29, 2013)
Last night, we showed you the homecoming of the Belize National Team, but due to time constraints, we were unable to fully show you the scope of that welcome from the Belizean people.

When they arrived at the Phillip Goldson Airport yesterday, it was to a proud group of family and friends who cheered loudly, hoisting flags in their honor. The team was then transported to the Brodies Parking Lot on the Phillip Goldson Highway, where they held a press conference to greet the nation and voice their gratitude for the support:

Here's how they expressed themselves to the public:

Deon McCauley - Forward - Belize National Team
"I just want to thank everybody for being out here. It means a lot to the team to see that everybody out here supported us. It will gives us a lot of confidence and a lot of energy going into the Gold Cup and I feel that with the support of the entire country it is something big for us to be there at the Gold Cup and Guatemala and Nicaragua is not there for the first time in history it means a lot to Belize, to the people and I just want to thank everybody for the support."

Woodrow West - Goalkeeper - Belize National Team
"My team stick together from the beginning until now and I really had confidence in every one of them and we believe that (like what I told Mr. Vicente before we started the tournament) I learn from my parents that where is a Godly man you proceed. And God help us. To my fans, I really enjoy all the comments on Facebook."

Dalton Eiley - Captain - Belize National Team
"It's an honor to be the Captain of the National Team first time, but there were a lot of captains out there. There wasn't really one. Everybody was talking; it felt like there were 11 captains out there. My team worked hard and I got to give my hat off to the committee - the members of the committee, taking care of us, giving us what we need. When players needed something they come up and gave us what we need to go on out there and win the game. Our coaching staff who have worked hard all the months we have trained and they prepare us for these games. These games weren't easy - 5 games. First time ever in Belize's history we went to nation's cup and played 5 games and we stood out there and hold up against the big players. We did it not only for ourselves, but for our fans, family and for the country of Belize."

Trevor "Burger" Lennon - Belize National Team
"It wasn't about me, it wasn't about Deon, it was about the whole team because me Deon and the other guy can't play by ourselves - it took the whole team and the energy to be where we are right now."

The Football Federation of Belize will address the nation tomorrow on the way forward in relation to the status of the coaching direction in light of the news of Coach Leroy Sherrier's abrupt departure.

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