Reggae Boyz face Qatar in friendly international on Thursday

Head Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson will have another chance to finetune his squad as his Reggae Boyz face 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar in a friendly game on Thursday.

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Kick-off is slated for midday (EST) inside the Stadion Wiener Neustadt behind closed doors as both teams enter the final stages of preparations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament in the US beginning later this month.

The Jamaicans will close out their training camp next Monday when they engage Jordan in another friendly international at the same venue at 8:00 1m (EST).

The Jamaicans are drawn in Group A alongside the US, Trinidad and Tobago and a qualifier from the preliminary stage, while Qatar is drawn in Group B as guests alongside Mexico, Haiti and Honduras.

Group C is comprised of Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and a qualifier, while Group D consists of Canada, Guatemala, Cuba and a qualifier.

Jamaica opens its campaign against the US on June 24 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, while Qatar will begin their campaign the following day against Haiti at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The full squad – Andre Blake, Jahmali Waite, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Amari’I Bell, Di’Shon Bernard, Richard King, Adrian Mariappa, Joel Latibeaudiere, Dexter Lembikisa, Javain Brown, Kevon Lambert, Jon Russell, Delano Splatt, Brandon Cover, Daniel Johnson, Kaheem Parris, Cory Burke, Shamar Nicholson, Dujuan Richards.

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