Tonight, the Women's Senior National Football Team, the Lady Jaguars, are on their way back from San Salvador, El Salvador. That's after playing their fourth and final match in the first round of the 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship Qualifier.
This tournament also determines which country will get to play in the World Cup, and only the team that comes in first in each group advances to the next round. Team Belize played as part of Group D against Panama, Salvador, Aruba, and Barbados.
The Lady Jaguars lost to Panama and El Salvador, who are considered football powerhouses in the region, and the match against Aruba ended in a draw. So, Team Belize was looking for its first win in this tournament against Barbados. That game happened yesterday, and at its conclusion, the Lady Jaguars won with a final score of 3 goals to zero against their opponents.
In a post-game press conference yesterday, the head coach, Wayne Casimiro, and the team captain, Jayda Brown discussed the team's overall performance in this tournament:
Yesterday's goal scorers were Shenda Casimiro, who scored the first, and Jayda Brown who score the second and third goals. With yesterday's performance, Belize came in 3rd in this first round.
