Belmopan Bandits Now Belmopan F.C. Under New Ownership

The Belmopan Bandits Sports Club has a new owner and a new name! Now called the Belmopan Football Club, the organization was acquired by Cruz Gamez from John Saldivar. Gamez, who didn’t reveal the purchase price, is well-known for his disciplined approach. He has successfully managed several youth teams in the Cayo District and has experience working with the Football Federation of Belize. Today, we caught up with Gamez to hear about his exciting vision for the club’s future.

 

Cruz Gamez, President, Belmopan F.C.

“The decision to acquire the Bandits Football Club, now the Belmopan Football Club, the negotiation has been ongoing for a while now. We had meetings with the previous owners, and we decided it is an opportune time to acquire the team and start to rebrand a new team in Belmopan for all that has been happening in the Bandits Club. Presently, we are strategically planning our next move. We are doing our best to bring back football to Belmopan, because I think that the level of football in Belmopan has dropped a lot. We noticed the fan engagement, turnout, sponsorship has fallen a lot. With this new initiative, I think we will be able to bring back football to Belmopan to the glory days that the Belmopan Bandits had at the time. I am about to partner with some strategic partner in Mexico. We have the DBC Stars that recently was a meeting with them to partner with them so that they can assist us in turning the entire structure of the club. They are connected with a team in Oaxaca, Mexico, whereby they play on the second division, below the top league in Mexico. We are about to sign a partnership with them and hopefully that will work through.”