REGGAE
BOYZ & BOTAFOGO PLAY TO DRAW
Nov 18
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz played to a an exciting 1-1 draw with Botafogo of
Brazil at the National Stadium in Jamaica on Wednesday. After a slow start the Reggae boyz
got their rhythm and played some entertaining football to the delight of the small crowd
in attendance. Jamaica went ahead in the 78 minute with a goal from Deon Burton on a
Walter Boyd assist. Ten minutes later Botafogo got the equalizer with a 35 yard freekick
from veteran Bebeto that beat the Jamaican keeper. Jamaica will face another Brazilian
club, either Flamengo or Sao Paulo in the upcoming months.
CARIBBEAN ALL STAR TEAM IN SOUTH KOREA
Nov 15
A Caribbean All-Star team lost 2-0 to the South Korean national team in the first
of two friendly games between the teams. In other soccer action, Jamaica's Under 20 team
was eliminated from the Youth World Cup in Nigeria next year.
JAMAICA U20 DEFEATED
Nov 9
Jamaica's Under 20 footballers suffered another setback in their bid for next year's World
Youth Cup in Nigeria. Jamaica lost 2-1 to hosts Guatemala in their
CONCACAF group. The team is schedule to play Honduras on Tuesday while Guatemala
plays Mexico who defeated Honduras 2-1 to secure a place in the finals.
MEXICO DEFEATS JAMAICA IN YOUTH
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Nov. 6
Jamaica's Under 20 team lost to Mexico 5-2 in their first game of Youth Cup
Qualifying. The CONCACAF group is made up of Jamaica, Guatemala, Mexico,and Honduras, with
the top two teams going to Nigeria next year. In the other game Honduras defeated
Guatemala 2-1.
QPR UNABLE TO SIGN BOYZ AT THIS TIME
Nov 4
Queens Park Rangers Football club have decided to put on hold the possible signings of
Reggae Boyz Warren Barrett and Theodore Whitmore. The two players have been on trial for
the past week played well and impressed manager Gerry Francis. Unfortunately they were
told that the club does not have the money to sign them at this time. It was anticipated
that both players would attract the thousands of Reggae Boyz supporters living in west
London, to QPR's games
CARIBBEAN ALL STAR TEAM TO PLAY
IN KOREA
Nov 4
Chris Dawes of Galaxy football has replaced fellow Jamaican Ian Goodison in the Caribbean
All Stars squad which will be making a ten day tour of South Korea starting Friday. Dawes,
Dean Sewell, Gregory Messam and goalkeeper Aaron Lawrence will join the Caribbean
All Stars Squad which will play against the Korean National team on November 11 and 14. |
