On a Wednesday morning in July 2021, Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his private residence by a group of 26 heavily-armed gangsters
For a Caribbean nation of 12million people, the shooting created a power void filled by violence, political instability and an air of relentless crisis. Armed gangs control 90 per cent of the capital Port-au-Prince and the national football stadium was seized by insurgents in 2024. The national team last played a game there five years ago and, when they walk out for their first World Cup game since 1974, the players will be a beacon of hope for a nation ravaged by natural disasters, a humanitarian crisis and anarchy.
