They are thousands. They are upset. Hurt, frustrated. They had mentally prepared themselves to enjoy the Gold Cup sports festival, which is held in the United States and for this 17th edition, the Nicaraguan team had won a pass for the fourth time.
“We already had everything ready, the house, the 54-inch Smart TV, the snacks and of course the rums and beers to celebrate, however, everything fell apart,” says a university student from Managua, a fan of Azul y Blanco, as they call the National Soccer Team.
Other young people had already located the bar where they would meet with all their friends to follow the Pinolera team. “We expected one of the best performances, especially since we had a lineup full of legionnaires (players who play for clubs abroad), we were doing quite well,” lamented another fan.
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The fans said that what has happened demands changes in those who run soccer in Nicaragua. «We want changes, it is not possible for those of Fenifut to remain calm, as if nothing has happened, that heads roll, all the effort and investment that has been made thrown to the ground by irresponsible people. It is not possible”, complained a young fan of the Managua Futbol Club, the pampered team of the capital’s fans.
they expect punishments
The celebration of one of the goals of the National Soccer Team
The common denominator of the Nicaraguan soccer fans is that after this failure, those who make decisions in this sport must evaluate whether those in charge should continue. “It is not possible that they have fallen into something so clumsy, throwing away an effort by the boys for wanting to be alive,” lamented a fan of Estelian origin.
“It was the fourth time that Nicaragua would participate in the Gold Cup, we have qualified several tournaments almost consecutively, in 2017 and 2019 they were editions that qualified in a row and now in 2023, it is only in the 2021 edition that we are absent. and not in this one, due to negligence. Incredible,” another fan said angrily.
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The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean Soccer (Concacaf) sanctioned the Nicaraguan Soccer Federation for a serious violation of the regulations; by fielding an ineligible player (by naturalization) in eight matches for the men’s national team of Nicaragua.
Now the national fan base will have to support another team or settle for forgetting about the Gold Cup this year. “It’s frustrating,” said one fan.
By: United Voices.
