Boyz get grand Gold Cup send-off
published: Thursday | July 7, 2005

Members of the squad are listening to a farewell speech delivered by Oliver McIntosh - RICARDO MAKYN /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

THE LOCAL members of the Reggae Boyz squad were fêted and given a grand send-off by their sponsors on Tuesday night at the Cuddyz Sports Bar, New Kingston, before departing yesterday for the Gold Cup in the United States.

Representatives from The Gleaner, SportsMax, Digicel, Wisynco, Anbell, Western Sports, Pepsi and Gatorade turned out to wish the Boyz good luck with their opening match against Guatemala set for tomorrow in Los Angeles.

Members of the squad are listening to a farewell speech delivered by Oliver McIntosh, the managing director of SportsMax. Sitting in the front row (from left): Jermaine Johnson, Damion Stewart, Roland Dean and Tyeone Sawyers. Second row: Donovan Ricketts, Teofore Bennett, Lovel Palmer and Rudolph Speid, the Jamaica Football Federation's treasurer. At rear are: Omar Daley, Leighton Murray, Garfield Reid, Jermaine Taylor and Nicholy Finlayson.