Howard Walker, Staff Reporter
RICHARD WEST
TWENTY-THREE UNDER-21 players have been selected by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to start preparations for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games qualifiers in April.
The players reported to camp yesterday at the players' residence at Shortwood Road and will be there until Thursday. This camp is in preparation for the qualifying matches for April 5, 7 and 9, in Paramaribo, Suriname, against the Dominican Republic and hosts Suriname.
The CAC Games will be held in Colombia in July and Wendell Downswell, technical director, told The Gleaner that there is a possibility that the Young Reggae Boyz will be playing two international friendly matches in Berbuda on February 22 and 26.
"We have started to intensify the preparation because there are two likely games in Bermuda sometime in this month as part of the preparations for
the CAC Games qualifiers against Suriname and Dominica Republic."
"The good thing about this squad, is that they have been together for the last two or three years. They have been part of the Under-20 team and a number of them have turned out for the national team so we have a wealth of experience there. They will also form an integral part of the squad for the Olympic qualifiers," Downswell explained.
The invitees are: Jermaine Taylor, Anthony Christie, Richard West, Luton Shelton, Ryan Thompson (Harbour View); Keneil Moodie, Nicholy Finlayson, Mario Harrison (Reno); Rudolph Austin, Sheldon Smith, Adrian Reid, Bryan Bayliss, Rafei Wolfe, Ricardo Cousins, Steven Morissey (Portmore); Marlon Benbow, Howard Fisher (Arnett Gardens); Jeff Pearce (Village United); Ralston Robinson (Waterhouse); Kemar Munroe (St. Catherine); Sean Giveans (Sport Central); Horace Howell (Tivoli Gardens); Merrick Howard (St. Elizabeth).
