This team had no support from the government or the haitian private sector.
It is to their credit and their non Haitian coach's tenacity that they made it this far.
In world competition fan support is secondary. A team needs financial support for training, traveling, practicing , and the maintenance of its players; in other words millions of dollars. Jamaican business interests have heavily invested in their national team.
Just one look at group pictures of the Haitian and Jamaican teams shows the contrast. The Jamaican players look more muscular and better fed and have a more professional presence. The haitian players display the poverty level of that country by their frail appearance. Take any team in this continent and most teams in black africa and the same will hold.
Haiti has no responsible government and no business class worthy of that name. Basically a country and people devoid of social, political and economic leadership.
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