Cedella Marley, who was beforehand celebrated because the ‘fairy godmother’ of the Reggae Girlz, has abruptly resigned from her place because the World Ambassador for Jamaica’s nationwide feminine soccer staff.
The announcement of her departure was made public by an official launch on Thursday.
In her assertion, Marley cited the present state of affairs involving the staff and the Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) as the first causes behind her fast resignation. She expressed her perception that the JFF is “neither receptive nor ” within the method of help she has been offering.
Marley defined that when she initially joined the staff, she did so with a mutual imaginative and prescient shared with the late JFF boss Captain Horace Burrell, intending to supply assist and help. Since that understanding was reached, the Bob and Rita Marley Foundations, together with numerous companions, have collectively invested roughly US $2.7 million into the expansion and growth of the ladies’s soccer staff.
Deep disappointment with current developments
“We’ve labored diligently with the federation to construct a strong ladies’s program. The outcomes of this work converse for themselves because the Reggae Girlz have gone on to actually make historical past – not as soon as, not twice however repeatedly,” Marley’s assertion highlighted.
Nevertheless, Marley expressed her deep disappointment with current developments regarding the staff. Significantly, after the Reggae Girlz’ historic run on the Girls’s World Cup, she had anticipated all events to collaborate for the advantage of the staff. As an alternative, she identified an “ever-widening rift between the JFF and the staff” that has grow to be more and more alarming.
Regardless of her resignation, Marley pledged to proceed supporting the Reggae Girlz’ journey by the “Soccer is Freedom” initiative, demonstrating her ongoing dedication to the staff and its gamers.
