Efforts to resolve the continuing deadlock between the Reggae Girlz and the Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) seem to have been unsuccessful, because the scheduled assembly between the 2 events didn’t happen.
Because of this, a number of key members of the Reggae Girlz squad, who achieved historic success by reaching the spherical of 16 on the FIFA Girls’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier in the summertime, haven’t been chosen for the upcoming matches in opposition to Panama and Guatemala within the CONCACAF Girls’s Gold Cup qualifying video games.
The primary-choice Reggae Girlz had beforehand opted to not make themselves out there for the opening legs of the 2 video games within the October FIFA window, citing issues associated to compensation and different points. Consequently, an understrength group needed to be assembled unexpectedly for Jamaica’s qualifiers in opposition to Panama and Guatemala.
Common first-team gamers omitted
Interim head coach Xavier Gilbert had anticipated to have entry to the total complement of gamers for the November window, however that has not materialized, as common first-team gamers have as soon as once more been omitted from the squad for the upcoming matches.
Jamaica is slated to host Panama contained in the Nationwide Stadium on Wednesday, November 29, whereas the group visits Guatemala on December 3.
The present squad includes each skilled and rising gamers, together with 2019 World Cup contributors Sashana Campbell, Chinyelu Asher, and Marlo Sweatman. The choice contains Lauren Reid, Malikae Dayes, Zoe Vidaurre, Israela Groves, Ricshya Walker, Davia Richards, Mikayla Dayes, Shaneil Buckley, Melissa Johnson, Aliyah Morgan, Theanna Burnett, Serena Mensa, Shanice Foster, Future Powell, Njeri Butts, Shania Harris, Sydnie Road, Javanae Jones, Lachante Paul, and Maliah Atkins.
