Members of Jamaica’s U-17 group take part in coaching.
JAMAICA’S Underneath-17 males’s Assistant Coach Carlton Simmonds says it’s necessary for the group to put down a marker in opposition to St Lucia of their opening group recreation of the Concacaf Underneath-17 World Cup qualifiers at this time at Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala. Match time is 5:00 pm.
The younger Reggae Boyz are aiming to prime Group H, consisting of 4 groups, which is able to assure them a spot within the FIFA Underneath-17 World Cup in Qatar in November.
The squad and technical employees arrived in Guatemala on Saturday and carried out two coaching periods forward of the sport.
Simmonds says he’s assured that the group will be capable to placed on a great show in opposition to the St Lucians.
“We’re very, very assured. The boys have been responding to the coaching, getting adjusted to the atmosphere, and we’re very happy. Even [on Sunday] on the final session, they have been very way more acclimated than once we went to Mexico final month so we’re very snug that they’re going to carry out tomorrow,” he stated.
“It’s extraordinarily necessary for us to set the tone, understanding what we now have to do. It’s one of the crucial necessary issues coming right here within the first recreation,” he added.
Simmonds additionally believes the group received’t be affected by the situations in Guatemala.
“We began preparation in Jamaica going as much as Blue Mountain to get used to the altititude. We had two periods and checked the respiration degree of the gamers, and at this level we’re very assured and cozy with what we’ve seen,” he stated
The squad is made up of a number of the island’s prime youth gamers, together with the Glenmuir Excessive pair of Orel Miller and Justin Murray; Jamaica Faculty’s Giovanni Taylor; and the Mount Nice Academy trio of Jahmarie Nolan, Earl Dennis and Owen Jumpp. In addition they have gamers primarily based in the US and Europe, together with Getafe’s Ayden McFarlane, Inter Miami’s Cadriano Marsh, and New York Metropolis FC’s Jabar Johnson.
Jamaica need to qualify for the Underneath-17 World Cup for the third time, with appearances on the 1999 version in New Zealand and on the 2011 version in Mexico.
Within the different group recreation, El Salvador are set to tackle Cayman Islands at 8:00 pm.
Squad
Goalkeepers – Justin Murray, Johnoi Steadman, Dhamar Blair
Defenders – Jaquan Brown, Damarley Williams, Zienodean McLean, Cai-Anthony McLean, Kieran Smith, Alexander White, Jabar Johnson
Midfielders – Giovanni Taylor, Raequan Campbell-Dennis, Owen Jumpp, Ayden McFarlane, Dario White, Earl Dennis
Forwards – Orel Miller, Seymour Garfield Reid, Axel Grimaud, Jahmarie Nolan, Cadriano Marsh
