ast weekend, the Reggae Girlz qualified for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in Trinidad and Tobago next
January. The Jamaicans won all three games in a four-team final Caribbean zone group in St Kitts and Nevis.
The Jamaicans beat the Dominican Republic 1-0 before beating Haiti by the same margin on Friday to secure their position in the CONCACAF Championship.
On the qualification competition’s final day last Sunday, the Reggae Girlz celebrated their entry into the CONCACAF Championship, with a 9-0 win over the hosts.
Early preparations
“We will try to get a camp and also a game or two ahead of the CONCACAF championships. We want to get to Trinidad and Tobago early. The JFF will be working with us to make it possible,” said young Reggae Girlz head coach, Lorne Donaldson.
The team that will play in the CONCACAF Championship will also include a few additions with Donaldson saying he would be looking for players to boost the squad.
Ensuring squad is at its best
That squad will have to be at its best because it will now have to contend with a group that includes, the United States, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Jamaica will play Mexico on Friday, January 19, 2018, to kick off their championship, before playing against the United States on Sunday, January 21.
The final game of what is a tough group will be played against Nicaragua on Tuesday, January 23.
The top two teams from each group will play in a semi-final scheduled for January 26. The third-place match and final will be played on Sunday, January 28.
The top three teams from the CONCACAF U20 Championship qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in France.
Caribbean representatives
The Caribbean will be represented in the Championship by Jamaica, Haiti, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jamaicans will also have an eye on the 2018 Central American and Caribbean games in Colombia, for which they have also qualified. That tournament begins July 19.
