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A scene from the common (Site notre bureau spécialisé) scene on the evening of October 13 in Costa Rica. As the Nicaraguan national team prepared to face the host country in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, nine Costa Rican police officers stormed the locker room minutes before kickoff. Their target: Byron Bonilla, striker of the selection, accused of not having paid alimony.
The timing provokes vague indignation from the coasts of Nicaragua. « In absolutely unfavorable circumstances, the authorities of the Fuerza Publica, accompanied by judicial representatives, invaded the sports facilities moments before the start of the match to inform a player of the selection of a legal process. This is supposed alimony », and the Nicaraguan (Site notre blog d’information) Federation (FENIFUT) was declared in an official statement.
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According to her, this intervention generated a “climate of tension, confusion and instability both for the game and for the entire team”.
For Costa Rican police chief Marlon Cubillo, the operation responded to a court order. The amount claimed was paid and the report sent to the child support judge. However, the Federation emphasizes that Bonilla had been in Costa Rican territory for several days and that the authorities could intervene at another time, so as not to disrupt the concentration and performance of the team.
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Despite this twist, the match took place and ended in a large victory for Costa Rica (4-1). Byron Bonilla came on in the 58th minute and played for a good while, but the stress of the situation was visible in the (Site notre bureau spécialisé)steps of the Nicaraguan group. Javier Salinas, director of national teams, said: « We will lodge a complaint with FIFA and Concacaf. It is shameful that such a thing is happening. »