November 1, 2006

Jamaica’s National Senior Women’s Team, the Reggae Girls, step up their training schedule at the following times and venue this week

Tuesday, October 31, 2006                           4:00 pm                       National Stadium

Wednesday, November 1, 2006                    6:00 am                       National Stadium

Wednesday, November 1, 2006                    4:00 pm                       National Stadium

Thursday, November 2, 2006                        6:00 am                       National Stadium

Thursday, November 2, 2006                        4:00 pm                       National Stadium

The Senior Reggae Girls have qualified for the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup which will be staged in the US cities of Miami in Florida and Carson in California from November 19 – 26. The finals will be played in Carson.

The qualification for this competition started in May 2006. Jamaica hosted Group C which also included Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Lucia. Jamaica defeated all three teams, scoring 26 goals and conceding none and progressed to the next round of qualification. 

The Second leg of qualification took place in Trinidad in September. Jamaica was placed in Group B along with Bermuda and Haiti. Jamaica defeated both teams 7-0 and 3-0 respectively. 

Jamaica faces Panama at 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at the Tropical Park Stadium, Miami, Florida and if the team beats Panama they will play Canada on Wednesday, November 22 in California.