BOYD
GETS CALL
May 30
Striker Walter Boyd was among a 24-man squad called by the JFF
to prepare for Jamaica's June 10 friendly International match
against Cuba and for their crucial World Cup qualifying match
against the unbeaten United States on June 16. Boyd was a key
member of the Jamaican team that qualified for the 1998 World
Cup in France. He now plays for Swansea City in the English Division
2 League and has not played for Jamaica since November. The full
squad reads: Aaron Lawrence, Donovan Ricketts, Leon Gordon, Linval
Dixon, Claude Davis, Marco McDonald, Shane Crawford, Kirk Hendricks,
Daniel Shaw, Jermaine Johnson, Fabian Taylor, Ray Graham, Irvino
English, Kevin Wilson, Ricardo Fuller, Greg Gardner, Derrick Smith,
Damion Stewart, Patrick Graham, Kirk Wright, Fabian Davis, Robert
Scarlett, Theodore Whitmore and Walter Boyd. More
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UNDER
20 SCHEDULED FOR TOUR
May 30
Paris St Germain's midfielder Keith Kelly has joined Jamaica's
Under 20s team in preparation for next month's World Youth Cup
in Argentina. The Under-20s drew 1-1 with the senior national
team in a practice game at the Constant Spring field yesterday.
The Under-20s leaves on Thursday on a tour of the Cayman Islands
before traveling to Brazil for a training camp prior to flying
to Argentina in mid-June. More
in the Forum
GARDNER
AND BOLTON PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE
May 28
Two late goals from Michael Ricketts and Jamaica's Ricardo Gardner
along with Gareth Farrelly's first-half strike sent Bolton Wanderers
back into the Premier League as they defeated a spirited Preston
North End side 3-0 at the Millennium Stadium. More
in the Forum
T&T
FRIENDLY WITH PERU CANCELED
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) president Oliver
Camp announced that the warm-up game between Peru and Trinidad
and Tobago national team on June 1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium
was canceled. T&T will now try to arrange two friendly matches
away to Guatemala for June 9 and 11 before they face Honduras
in a home qualifier on June 16. Peru's cancellation follows that
of Brazil, Ecuador Angola, England and Nigeria over the past six
months.
LOWE
SCORES ON DEBUT
Onandi Lowe made his MLS debut for the Kansas City Wizards with
a one-time, left-footed shot into the upper left of the goal,
giving the Wizards a 1-0 over the MetroStars.
More
in the Forum
LOWE
SIGNS WITH KANSAS CITY WIZARDS
May 23
Kansas City Wizards (MLS) announced that they have signed Jamaican
forward Onandi Lowe. Lowe, 26, who most recently for Port Vale
in England has made 55 appearances for Jamaica's National Team
scoring 21 goals. Lowe was voted MVP for Jamaica in the semifinal
stage of CONCACAF qualifying, is one of the most feared strikers
because of of his size, speed, and ability to score goal. He has
been the interest of teams from many countries before signing
with the Wizards. He played for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup
in France against Croatia and Japan and has represented teams
in Jamaica, Canada, England and the United States. Lowe has been
training with the Wizards and will be ready to play against the
MetroStars on Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium.
TRINIDAD
and HAITI IN COPA FINAL
May 23
Trinidad and Tobago are in the final of the Caribbean Cup after
defeating Cuba 2-0 Tuesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
TnT is the Caribbean's number one-ranked team, and will try to
capture it's eighth title in 11 years of the competition. Trinidad
and Tobago will face Haiti who defeated Martinique 5-0.
REGGAE
BOYZ ELIMINATED FROM
COPA CARIBE
May
20
The ReggaeBoyz continues to disappoint its supporters when it
crashed out of the 2001 Copa Caribe tournament been held in Trinidad
& Tobago. Jamaica, TnT and Martinique ended on the same amount
of point with TnT and Martinique having superior goal difference.
Yesterday Jamaica defeated Barbados 2-1 with goals from Wolde
Harris and Fabian Taylor. Barbados lone goal came from Llewllyn
Riley. In the feature game Martinique stopped Trinidad with a
similar score of 2-1 with Rodolf Rano and Patrick Percin scoring
for the winners and Dennis Lawrence for T&T. The ReggaeBoyz
continues to struggle to find form in preparation of their upcoming
CONCACAF encounter with the USA in June. More
in the Forum
LACKLUSTER
REGGAEBOYZ LOOSE 1-2 TO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
May 18
Jamaica squandered a 1-0 first half lead losing 1-2 to Trinidad
and Tobago in their Copa Caribe 2001 clash at the Hasley Crawford
Stadium last night. Striker, Wolde Harris, gave Jamaica a 15th
minute lead but T&T came back in the second half with goals
from Angus Eve and Brent Rahim to give them six points from two
games and the lead in the four-team group. In the opening game,
Martinique overpowred Barbados 3-1. In a game that was frequently
interupted by the ref's whistle, the Reggae Boyz looked the better
team in the first half, but were suspect in the back and were
very slow in their attack. Jamaica's only goal came when Marshall
played the ball to Andy Williams who collided with charging goalkeeper
Ince. As both Ince and Williams collided and fell, , Harris put
it in the net with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
On the half hour mark, The reggae Boyz had a glorious opportunity
to increase the lead when Daley and Williams broke free, but Daley
blasted a right-footed shot over the top. Trinidad got the equalizer
in the 63rd minute when the Jamaican defence seemed confused by
a long, high ball, which was allowed to bounce a number of times
giving Angus Eve a chance to slot it home. T&T took control
putting Ricketts to work in keeping them from scoring. Shortly
after Ancil Elcock out paced Marco McDonald on the right side
and crossed to the centre for Rahim to score. Technical director,
Clovis de Oliveira, again praised the poor performance of his
players but said that T&T deserved to win the game as we are
having with injuries and some of our players not being available
for the tournament. "Our strikers are not a hundred per cent,
Wolde with his hamstring, and Hayles is still recovering from
his recent ankle injury. Trinidad and Tobago deserved to win the
game because they were more aggressive," he said. "We lost this
battle but not the war," he said. Jamaica, who are joint second
with Martinique on three points from two games, face Barbados
tomorrow, while Trinidad and Tobago will play Martinique. Teams:
Jamaica -- Ricketts, Shavar Thomas, Claude Davis, McDonald (Shane
Crawford 88th), Marshall, Daley (Jermaine Johnson 73rd), Jamie
Lawrence, Williams, Whitmore, Harris and Hayles (Fabian Taylor
63rd). Trinidad -- Ince, Rahim, Elcock, Dennis Lawrence, Avery
John, Marvin Andrews, Dale Saunders (Reynold Carrington 82nd),
Eve (Gary Glasgow 66th), Dwarika and Stern John. More
in the Forum
RICARDO
GARDNER HELPS BOLTON TO PLAY-OFF FINAL
May 18
Jamaica international
Ricardo Gardnerhelped Bolton Wanderers to a 3-0 victory over West
Bromwich Albion to reach the English division one play-off final.
Gardner, Gudni Bergsson, and Michael Ricketts each scored for
Bolton, who had a 5-2 aggregate win. Bolton will face Preston
on Monday for a premier league spot. Gardner who opted to play
for Bolton's instead of playing for Jamaica in the current Copa
Caribe tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, scored in the 63rd minute
after evading the West Brom defence and hit a low shot into the
net. More
in the Forum
JAMAICA
SQUEEZE 1-0 VICTORY IN COPA CARIBE
May
16, 2001
Jamaica
got off to a winning start against Martinique at the Copa Caribe
2001 which opened at the newly erected Larry Gomes Stadium in
Malabar, Arima, yesterday. Midfielder Andy Williams, struck home
a powerful shot in the 59th minute with an assist from Tyrone
Marshall on the right side of the field. In the second game of
the double header, Trinidad and Tobago destroyed Barbados 5-0.
The ReggaeBoyz dominated the game and should have won by a larger
margin, but poor finishing continues to haunt the strikers. Barry
Hayles, Wolde Harris and Williams missed numerous chances to widen
the scoreline.Captain Theodore Whitmore, produced several passes
for Hayles and Harris, but the strikers were never able to find
the back of the net. Four Jamaicans, Whitmore, Marshall, Williams
and Shavar Thomas received cautions, while Serge Chillan and Mirande
saw yellow from the St Vincent referee, Roger Curley. Technical
director, Clovis de Oliveira, said there was need for improvement.
Teams: Jamaica -- Donovan Ricketts, Thomas, Claude Davis, Marco
McDonald, Fabian Davis (Shane Crawford 29th), Marshall (Omar Daley
89th), Jamie Lawrence, Whitmore, Williams, Hayles and Harris.
Martinique -- Heurue, Laurent Lagrand, Ludovic Clement, Percin
(Loic Lopon 68th), Paul-Herri Clorus (Xavier Bullet 89th), Jean-Marie
Agathine, Mirande, Daniel Borval (Rodolphe Rano 73rd), Jean-Hubert
Sophie, Serge Chillan and Pascal Lina. More
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RENE
SIMOES TO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
May 16
The former technical director of Jamaica's football programme,
Rene Simoes is the new technical director of Trinidad and Tobago.
Simoes, who helped The Reggae Boyz to their historic World Cup
appearance in France 1998, replaces Alvin Corneal, who was recently
fired. Simoes will be responsible for the all national teams.
Jamaica's Technical director Clovis de Oliveira said that Simoes
is one of the best coaches in the world and that he had a lot
of respect for him.More
in the Forum
JAMAICA
U-20 RETURNS TO CAMP
May 16
Five players from Jamaica's Under-17 team have been added to the
National Under-20 squad which returned to camp yesterday in preparation
for the Junior World Cup, to be staged in Argentina in late June.
Jonathan Grant defender Kieron Bernard; central defender from
Port Antonio Comprehensive, Jermain Hardy; Calabar midfielder,
Conrad Hunt; Kingston College striker, Richard West and Luton
Shelton from Wolmer's are the players promoted to the U-20 squad.
They join Allain Whittaker, Woolery Wolfe, Omar Dallas (Clarendon);
Damian Williams, Kevon Harris, Ryan Reid, Devin King, Allan Reid,
Omar Cummings, Alroy Nicholson, Sean Fraser (KSAFA); Craig Gordon,
Fabian Blake, Garfield Edmundson, Robert Haughton (Westmoreland);
Keith Wilson (St James); Dave Leung (Manchester); and Fabian Dawkins
(Trelawny). Meanwhile the team will play three friendly games
-- the first against a St Catherine XI on May 17 at Spanish Town
Oval; the second against St Ann XI on May 20 at Drax Hall, St
Ann; and the last against a Portland XI on May 23 at the College
of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE, Passley Gardens,
Portland).
ARNETT
GARDENS, NEW NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
May 14
Arnett gardens defeated Waterhouse 2-1 in yesterday's second leg
final to give them a 4-2 aggregate, after winning the first leg
by a 2-1 score. It is their first hold on the coveted National
Premier League (NPL) trophy. Goals
came from national player, Fabian Davis, in the 24th minute, and
Gerald Neil in the 83rd, with Waterhouse getting a consolation
penalty taken by Irvino English, in the 51st minute. Teams:
Arnett Gardens -- Selvin Collins, Eugene Barnes, Williams
Richards, Kevin Eldemire, Gerald Neil, Jermaine Benjamin (Everton
Bunsie 65), Cornel Chin-Sue, Fabian Davis, Denton Shedden, Kwame
Richardson (Baron Earl 77) and Kevin Wilson. Waterhouse
-- Loxley Reid, Andrew Holloway, Alroy Nicholson, Kirk Campbell,
Jermaine Russell (Weston Forrest 70), Tafari O'Connor (Alberto
Fray 61), Damion Powell, Irvino English, Michael Campbell, Andre
Hickling, Kevin Lamey. More
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JAMAICAN PLAYERS
ACROSS THE GLOBE
In the Nation Wide First Division Bolton Wanderers and Bibi Gardener
had to come from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 tie with West Brom. Gardener,
still recovering from flu, played the whole game. Bolton's goals
came from Gudni Bergsson and Per Frandsen. Bibi played down the
left in the 1st half and down the right in the 2nd. He had a few
good touches but didn't do anything specatular.
Birmingham
City with defender Michael Johnson had a 1-0 win over Preston
North End.
Over in diviion
two,Wallsall with the pair of midfielder Fitzroy Simpson and striker
Paul Hall had to settle for a 0-0 draw with 10 man Stoke City.Paul
Hall was substituted after 64 minutes while Simpson whose contract
runs out at the end of the season played for 79 minutes.
In the third
division Hull City carved out a tense 1-0 win over Leyton Orient.Goodison
played the entire game.
In Germany,
"Reggae Boy" Milton Griffiths scored a goal in Eintracht Braunschweig's
1-2 loss against Werder Bremen Reserve team. This is his third
league goal.
In Miami,
Tyrone Marshall and the Miami Fusions lost 5-0 to new English
Premier League promotion, Fulham. More
in the Forum
KEVIN "PELE WILSON
RECALLED TO SQUAD
May 05
Kevin "Pele" Wilson of Arnett gardens and Kirk Wright of Reno
are among 24 players invited to training camp for the Copa Caribe
tournament, scheduled in Trinidad and Tobago from May 16-25. Wilson,
a former Charlie Smith schoolboy star returns to action after
recovering from a knee injury and Wright, who recently scored
two hat-tricks for Reno gets his first call-up to the side.Technical
director, Clovis de Oliveira has expressed his desire to use the
best available players for the Copa Caribe and to use it to help
prepare for the next World Cup qualifier against the USA on June
16.There is some concern about the availability of British-based
players Ricardo Gardner who's team will be involved in the Division
One play-offs for promotion to the Premier League and Darryl Powell
of Derby County who are struggling to avoid relegation from the
Premiership. US-based players Andy Williams, Chris Dawes, Tyrone
Marshall and Wolde Harris may experience problems getting released
from the various clubs, due to MSL commitmentsJamaica is scheduled
to travel to Trinidad and Tobago on May 13, and will play Trinidad
and Tobago, Martinique and Barbados in Group "A", while Group
"B" comprises St Kitts, Suriname, Haiti and Cuba.The players,
who are expected to report to camp are: Linval Dixon, Donovan
Ricketts, Leon Gordon, Aaron Lawrence, Shawn Sawyers, Fabian Davis,
Shavar Thomas, Marco McDonald, Shane Crawford, Damion Stewart,
Wolry Wolfe, Shane Stevens, Omar Daley, Jermaine Johnson, Kevon
Harris, Claude Davis, Fabian Taylor, Christopher Nicolas, Onandi
Lowe, Sean Fraser, Fabian Blake, Wilson, Wright and Patrick Graham.
More
in the Forum
JFF
INCREASE TICKET PRICES
May 05
Captain Horace Burrell, President of the Jamaica Football Federation
(JFF) announced increases in ticket prices for upcoming World
Cup games to be held at the National Stadium in Jamaica. Tickets
to the bleachers has been increased by $100.00 to $800.00 and
by $200.00 for the Grand Stand to $1700. The VIP area has been
increased by $500.00 to $3500. The new prices will take effect
on Saturday, June 16 when Jamaica host the United States. Burell
stated that due to increased cost facing the federation as it
relates to the hosting of international games and an increase
stadium rental fees and security fees the JFF was forced to increase
the entry charges to meet these expenses. More
in the Forum
WILL
BOYD RETURN TO ARNETT GARDENS?
It is rumored that striker Walter Boyd may return to Jamaica to
play for Arnett Gardens as Swansea City, would not be renewing
his contract with the club. Arnett Gardens did not confirm if
the player would return but did say his return would be welcomed.
More
in the Forum
Current
CONCACAF standing:
| Team
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| USA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Costa Rica |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4
|
| Mexico |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Jamaica |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3
|
| Honduras |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1
|
| T&T |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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