The Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) has unveiled Xavier Gilbert because the interim head coach for the nationwide girls’s soccer crew, the Reggae Girlz. This announcement – on Thursday -comes because the crew prepares for essential Ladies’s Gold Cup qualification matches scheduled for the upcoming week.
Gilbert, who beforehand served because the assistant coach underneath the tutelage of former head coach Lorne Donaldson, has been entrusted with main the crew throughout these pivotal fixtures. The Reggae Girlz are set to face off towards Panama on October 25 and Guatemala on October 29 in a bid to safe their spot within the Ladies’s Gold Cup.
The JFF has reported that the squad for these vital encounters has already been finalized, and detailed info concerning the participant roster is anticipated to be disclosed shortly. Nonetheless, latest experiences from TVJ counsel that a number of gamers who participated in earlier World Cup and Olympic Video games qualifiers have made themselves unavailable for these upcoming matches.
Their resolution is rooted in considerations associated to the teaching workers and unresolved monetary issues, together with monies and bonuses owed to them by the JFF. Moreover, members of the technical workers have additionally declined participation on account of unpaid monetary obligations.
In a proactive transfer aimed toward rallying help for the Reggae Girlz, the JFF has introduced a considerable discount in ticket costs for the match towards Guatemala, scheduled to happen on the Nationwide Stadium. Grandstand tickets can be out there for a modest $3,000, whereas bleacher tickets can be provided on the reasonably priced charge of $1,000. College students holding legitimate identification will take pleasure in an extra low cost, with entry to the bleachers priced at simply $500. Notably, youngsters underneath the age of 10 can be admitted freed from cost when accompanied by a guardian.
