HAVANA, Cuba.- Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega requested Cuban assistance to improve his country’s Baseball performance and stadiums infrastructure.

During a conversation in Managua with the Cuban baseball team, which recently held a friendly meet with a Nicaraguan collective, Ortega said that “Cuba can help us a lot in developing this sports, particularly in the junior categories...”

President Ortega also requested Cuban cooperation to undertake an evaluation of conditions in local baseball stadiums, and he thanked both the Cuban and the Nicaraguan teams for the games they played for the enjoyment of the two countries.

The Cuban team returned home hours after the meeting with the Nicaraguan head of state, which focused on the development of baseball in both countries.