And while Ruperto Vicente had the opportunity, he extended condolences to the family of former national team player, Luis Mendez.
Mendez was killed in a traffic accident yesterday in Guatemala where a bus flipped injuring 6 other passengers.
Vicente told us that his administration is saddened by the loss of a promising footballer:
Ruperto Vicente - President, FFB
"I need to first of all express my condolence to the family of Luis Mendez who was a member of the Football National Team in Costa Rica which caused us to qualify to the Gold Cup in the United States. He suffered an accident yesterday and passed away. So, on behalf of the Football Federation of Belize, the football family, we express our condolences. He was a great support for the National Team, he was not one of the key players in Costa Rica but he came into one match but he was one of the greatest support because he was a defensive player and he also played defensive mid-field and so when he was drafted into the game - that was the role he played. He did an excellent job when he was injected into the game but he never made it to the team that went to the Gold Cup but he was always a part of the National Team Program and he also played on the U-20 team that went back to Costa Rica and so he did well on that team."
The family is making preparations to get Mendez's body to Belize.
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