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November 26, 2007
 National
Women’s Olympic Team head to Cuba Nov. 28 – Dec. 2 for 2nd Round
Qualifiers
The Jamaica Football Federation
has named an 18 member National Senior Women’s Team that will
participate in the Second Round of Caribbean qualification to the
2008 Beijing Olympics.
The team was selected from a 23
member training squad that was in preparation between Tuesday,
November 20 and Monday, November 26 in Manchester at the Golf View
Hotel. The Team departs on November 28 and returns on December 2.
Please see team list below.
|
Player
|
Club
|
Parish
|
Position
|
| Peatria Campbell
|
Portmore Strikers
|
St. Catherine |
G. Keeper |
| Nikkeshi Thomas |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
G. Keeper |
| Monique Price |
Maverley/Hughenden
|
KSAFA |
Defender |
| Shereca Stevens |
Maverley/Hughenden
|
KSAFA |
Defender |
| Christina Murray
|
Waterhouse FC |
KSAFA |
Defender |
| Janice Rennalls |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Defender |
| Tanesia Vassell (captain)
|
Harbour View FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Jennifer Williams
|
Harbour View FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Alicia James |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Latoya Panton |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Marcille McBean |
Waterhouse FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Jodi-Ann McGregor
|
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Midfield |
| Christina Chang |
Florida Atlantic Univ.
|
USA |
Midfield |
| Iesha Mowatt |
Portmore Strikers
|
St. Catherine |
Midfield |
| Tashana Vincent |
Portmore Strikers
|
St. Catherine |
Forward |
| Venicia Reid |
Portmore Strikers
|
St. Catherine |
Forward |
| Kenesha Reid |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Forward |
| Nadola Chase |
Barbican FC |
KSAFA |
Forward |
The Reggae Girlz defeated Antigua
& Barbuda, Bermuda and Dominica 12-0, 4-0 & 8-0 respectively in
the first round of Caribbean qualification.
The Caribbean qualifiers will be
decided from a pair of second round match-ups featuring Puerto
Rico vs. Trinidad & Tobago November 23 & 25 which saw Trinidad
progressing 3-1 on aggregate. Cuba will host Jamaica November 28 -
December 2 with the winner advancing to the CONCACAF Final Round
along with Trinidad.
Mexico will host the 2008
CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Final Round Qualification which will run
from April 2-13, 2008. The six-team tournament will be held at the
Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Chihuahua, Mexico with the top
two teams qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The 2008 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic
Final Round will include the defending champion, USA along with
North Zone representatives Canada and Mexico, recently qualified
Central American side Costa Rica, plus two teams from the
Caribbean.
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