BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 30, 2018– In a 3-day National U-13 Elite football tournament at the FFB Stadium over the weekend, the Belize District squad won the final in a penalty shootout against Belmopan. Selections from the 10 football “districts” of the country participated in the tournament, namely, in Group A – Belize, Stann Creek, San Pedro, Benque and Belmopan; and in Group B – Independence, Toledo, Cayo, Orange Walk and Corozal.
The Belize team was undefeated in the round-robin group phase, before going on to the knockout semifinal and final rounds. We will have a more detailed report in our weekend issue.