Belize Takes Fifth Place at the VII AFECAVOL

U23 Central American Championship

CHIRIQUÍ, Panama, September 20, 2025. – Belize did what was necessary to overcome El Salvador 3-1 (25-18, 14-25, 25-20, 25-23) in the battle that awarded the winner fifth place at the VII AFECAVOL U23 Men’s Central American Championship.

Belize closed the competition with an overall record of 3-1 in wins and losses after competing in the demanding Pool A and the classification matches. Meanwhile, El Salvador finished in sixth place with a 1-3 overall record.

ÁLBUM FOTOS BIZ VS ESA

Eliazar Mejía spearheaded Belize’s attack with 19 points, supported by Kaelen Ingram with 18 and Daniel Musa with 11 points.

For El Salvador, Abner Cano led the offense with 23 points, while teammate Andrés Reyes added 12 points.

El Salvador had its best moment in the second set but was unable to maintain the pace against a Belizean side that held the advantage in attack points 48-44 and blocks 7-5, though El Salvador was more effective from the service line with a 7-5 edge in service points.

Both teams were nearly even in points from unforced errors, with Belize giving up 30 and El Salvador 29.

After the match, Belize’s coach Albert Humes stated: “Overall, I’d give the team a B grade. I think we could have had a better tournament, but we slipped in our first match against Panama. Maybe in a round-robin format we could have achieved a better position since we only lost once in the tournament and still finished fifth.”

Meanwhile, El Salvador’s coach Andrea Genova said: “We knew we were going to have a very tough tournament. Despite everything, we fought hard in every match. This experience is very valuable for our young players who are preparing for next year’s U19 tournament.”