Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter

Former Jamaica Football Federation president, Captain Horace Burrell.

The Jamaica Football Federation (J.F.F.) have now confirmed the fact that former boss, Captain Horace Burrell, will run unopposed for the position of president at its November 4th voting congress in Hanover.

Recent speculation had tipped Burrell to be the sole candidate for the post, following the surprising announcement of incumbent, Crenston Boxhill, not to contest the election and the decision of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (K.S.A.F.A.) to remain neutral in the affair by not submitting a candidate for that position.

Stewart Stephenson, KSAFA's president, has widely been regarded as the only other candidate suited for the job of opposing Burrell.

While the breakdown of the parish association nominations have not been released by the J.F.F., it is generally believed that Burrell was nominated by at least 11 of the 13 associations. That information was garnered by a release issued days after nominations were opened by former general secretary, Horace Reid.

Burrell who was at the head of the association when the country qualified for the 1998 World Cup Finals, lost out to Boxhill at the 2003 voting congress.

The post of first vice president will be a two-horse race between current second vice president and president of the Trelawny F.A, Linnel McLean, and president of the Manchester F.A., Dale Spencer. Bruce Gaynor of the St. James F.A. will run unopposed as the second vice president, while Raymond Anderson of the St. Mary F.A will run unopposed for the post of third vice president.

Garfield Sinclair of the St. Catherine F.A will run unopposed for the position of treasurer, while Lorraine Scringer of the Hanover FA will be the lone contestant in the race for executive officer.

Section 7 (f) of the J.F.F. By-Laws dictates that all candidates running for the above posts must be nominated by three members from three separate parish associations, 60 days before the Congress.