Thursday morning the Jamaica Football Federation revealed the players who have been selected to be in the squad for the island’s next two friendly matches. The squad contains primarily local-based players, a lot of new names and some returnees.
The Reggae Boyz being led by head coach Steve McClaren will play the first of the two games on February 6 inside the Montego Bay Sports Complex, and the second match will be on February 9 inside the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.
Goalkeepers are: Shequan Davis, Benjamin Williams, Joshua Grant and Jahmali Waite.
Defenders are: Richard King, Fitzroy Cummings, Gadil Irving, Christopher Ainsworth, Robino Gordon, Kyle Ming, Stephen Young, Jeovanni Laing, Sue-Lae McCalla and Maliek Howell.
Midfielders are: Jahshaun Anglin, Demario Phillips, Romeo Gurthrle, Dwayne Atkinson, Shamar Watson, Nathaniel Howe and Daniel Green.
Forwards include: Warner Brown, Kimani Arbouine, Ranaldo Biggs, Shaniel Thomas, Raheem Edwards, Kimani Bailey and Jamaro Calvin.
Many people on Instagram questioned the exclusion of ‘Nick Ellis’ who is a standout 20-year-old attacking midfielder who wears the number 10 jersey for Racing United in the Jamaica Premiere League.
One person commented, “One I was hoping Nick Ellis would’ve gotten a chance but this is a pretty decent squad based on the quality of our local players.”
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