KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—Striker Leon Bailey might have discovered a wealthy vein of kind for English Premier League outfit Aston Villa. Nonetheless, Jamaica have dropped him from their 23-member squad to face hosts the US on March 21 within the finals of the Concacaf Nations League.
Based on an announcement from the Jamaica Soccer Federation asserting the workforce on Thursday, the 26-year-old was suspended for breaking curfew in a earlier Reggae Boyz camp final 12 months.
As a substitute, teenaged United Kingdom-born striker Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri was chosen for the workforce for the primary time.
Media reviews indicated that the 18-year-old, who performs for the English League Championship aspect Sheffield Wednesday subsequent to Reggae Boyz defender Di Shon Bernard, can be of Italian and Irish descent. Nonetheless, he selected to honor his Jamaican heritage.
Cadamarteri was serious about taking part in for Eire, however he didn’t qualify, and Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson shall be hoping he may give him the firepower that shall be missed up entrance with Bailey’s absence in opposition to the aggressive Individuals.
West Ham striker Michail Antonio has been recalled to the aspect, which additionally consists of a number of different England-based gamers resembling strikers Bobby De Cordova-Reid of Fulham and Jamal Lowe of Swansea Metropolis, and midfielders Kasey Palmer of Coventry Metropolis, Daniel Johnson of Stoke Metropolis and Karoy Anderson of Charlton Athletic.
One other teenage striker, Kaheim Dixon, who led Clarendon School to 2 schoolboy titles on the island and compelled his means into the Jamaica Premier League unit, Arnett Gardens, is one in every of three homegrown gamers who’ve made the ultimate lower.
The opposite two are Mount Nice goalkeeper Shaquan Davis and Cavaliers defender Richard King.
Dixon scored the profitable aim for the Boyz in a two-match pleasant collection in opposition to Trinidad & Tobago, which they gained 1-0.
The match between the Jamaicans and the Individuals takes place subsequent Thursday at AT&T Stadium, the house of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas.
The winner will face the winner of the opposite semi-final between Mexico and Panama within the Grand Remaining on Sunday, March 24, with the 2 shedding sides taking part in in a comfort remaining on the identical day – all on the similar venue.
Squad:
Goalkeepers – Andre Blake, Shaquan Davis, Jahmali Waite.
Defenders: Richard King, Damion Lowe, Di Shon Bernard, Michael Hector, Dexter Lembikisa, Tayvon Grey, and Greg Leigh.
Midfielders – Daniel Johnson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Karoy Anderson, Kasey Palmer, Renaldo Cephas.
Forwards: Corey Burke, Bailey Cadamarteri, Demarai Grey, Shamari Nicholson, Michail Antonio, Jamal Lowe, and Kaheim Dixon.
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