FIFA Regional GK Instructors Course
Deputy Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament for Central St. James will be the Guest Speaker at the Opening Ceremony for the FIFA Regional Goalkeeping Instructors’ Course to be held on Monday May 7th beginning at 9:30 am at the Braco Village Resort and Spa, Trelawny. Also to speak will be the President [...]
Jamaican U17 Women to Face Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala — Jamaica’s Under-17 female team’s dream of becoming the first team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup continues when they tackle hosts Guatemala at the Estadio Cementos Progresso, starting at 4:30 pm (5:30 pm Jamaican time) today. In the Group A curtain-raiser, perennial favourites Canada take on Panama at 2:00 pm [...]
Digicel / JFF launch Grassroots Programme
As proof of its desire to overhaul the football structure of the country, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), in collaboration with Digicel and Wisynco, yesterday launched the Digicel/JFF Grassroots Programme. The programme, which will have former national youth player Andre Virtue as national co-ordinator, will cater to children between ages six to 12. The approach [...]
Coach Montesso commends Reggae Boyz on Performance
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz battled admirably inside the National Stadium on Wednes-day night to secure a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica in their friendly international, despite playing the better part of an hour without one player. Captain Jermaine Taylor’s 36th-minute ejection was countered with a show of tactical discipline and a few level heads, as the [...]
Jamaica Falls in World Rankings AFTER 3 Consecutive Wins??
Even after winning three matches in a row, the Reggae Boyz have dropped four places in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola football rankings. Last month the Reggae Boyz beat Cuba 1-0 and 3-0 before traveling more than half way around the world to defeat hosts New Zealand 3-2 in a closely contested encounter. The Jamaican National [...]
Jamaica faces Cuba on Ash Wednesday, Ash Wednesday has been Good to Jamaica’s Football
On February 22, on an eventful Ash Wednesday. Jamaica will be back in action and will be facing Caribbean Rivals and neighbors Cuba. Cuba is one opposition that the Jamaicans know always give them a hard time. In the past, the Cubans have always given the Jamaicans a run for their money. Cuba has been [...]
JFF President appointed to FIFA Committee
President of the Jamaica Football Federation Captain Horace Burrell has been appointed as a member of the FIFA Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments. The Committee will play a crucial role in the football tournaments of the upcoming London Olympics. Captain Burrell is currently Vice-President of the Jamaica Olympic Association. In a letter of [...]
JFF TD and Women’s Coach off to Canada
Technical Director of the Jamaica Football Federation, Mr. Walter Gama and National Women’s Coach, Vin Blaine will depart the island tomorrow Tuesday January 24th to attend the FIFA/CONCACAF Conference on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Vancouver(Canada). The conference’s main objectives are: A Technical Analysis of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011: Identification of [...]
FIFA Referee Presentation, Jan 2012
Sixteen Jamaican referees were on Tuesday January 17 presented with their appointments as 2012 FIfA Referees and Assistant Referees. They received their badges and documentation from President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell. The President congratulated the appointees and urged them to fulfill their responsibility with a high level of professionalism. it was [...]
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