The Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) has introduced that it has efficiently cleared all excellent funds owed to the senior Reggae Girlz, marking a big growth within the ongoing dispute between the federation and the senior girls’s crew.
Along with settling these monetary obligations, the JFF has additionally dedicated to processing funds for gamers who participated within the qualifying rounds however weren’t included within the remaining Ladies’s World Cup squad.
In an announcement launched on Friday, the JFF expressed its gratitude for the contributions made by all gamers and conveyed its satisfaction in settling the overdue quantities. This announcement seems to deal with no less than one of many issues raised by the gamers, who had lately declined invites to characterize Jamaica within the ongoing qualification matches for the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup.
As a consequence, a brand new squad was shaped, with interim head coach Xavier Gilbert taking the reins, however the crew confronted a 2-1 defeat to Panama on Wednesday.
JFF points assertion to make clear causes for dispute
Earlier within the week, the JFF issued an announcement to make clear the problems surrounding the dispute. The gamers had cited unpaid monies and uncertainty surrounding the teaching scenario, notably after the non-renewal of the contract of Lorne Donaldson, who had led the crew to a historic spherical of 16 on the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup earlier within the yr.
The JFF defined that the one excellent cost to the Reggae Ladies was the 20 per cent share of the JFF prize cash from the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup.
The delay in disbursing this quantity stemmed from the dearth of readability within the contract relating to how the 20 per cent needs to be distributed among the many gamers. The JFF had reached out to the gamers for his or her enter on the distribution, and when no response was obtained, they proposed a formulation to expedite the method, which was applied.
The intervention of Jamaica’s sports activities minister, Olivia Grange, was additionally famous, though the impression of her involvement on the developments introduced on Friday stays unclear.
With the cost challenge resolved, the JFF has now shifted its focus to the upcoming qualifier between Jamaica and Guatemala, scheduled for Sunday. This optimistic step marks a possible turning level within the relationship between the JFF and the Reggae Girlz, because the crew appears to maneuver ahead in worldwide competitions.
