Reggae Boyz eyeing FIFA Under-17 World Cup

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Buoyed by their success in the recent CONCACAF Under-17 Championship qualifiers, Jamaica now believe that with adequate preparation, they can qualify for next year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile.

Jamaica played outstandingly in the qualifiers staged in Haiti last week, playing unbeaten to reach the final where they were outplayed by Haiti to lose 2-0.
However, head coach Andrew Edwards says the young Reggae Boyz possess enough quality to be one of the five CONCACAF teams to qualify for the global event.
“Now we turn our attention towards Honduras (2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship). Once we prepare well, we will compete for one of the five spaces,” Edwards told the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper.
“We just need to broaden our talent pool, have more training camps, and get more practice matches for the players.”
Playing in Group B of the qualifiers, Jamaica opened with a 4-0 drubbing of Martinique, followed up with a 3-2 victory over Martinique before brushing aside Cuba 3-0.
In the final, they conceded a goal on either side of halftime to lose to the Haitians.
Jamaica will now contest next year’s CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, along with fellow Caribbean Football Union sides Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia, Cuba and Haiti.
The tournament will run from February 27 to March 14.
Edwards said Jamaica’s quality was evident in the recent tournament.
“We were above the other teams in the tournament. The quality disparity was clear in my view,” he pointed out.
“Haiti are not far from us in terms of quality. They had a bit more experience, having been training for two and a half years, while we were together for three months.”

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