The Reggae Girlz have introduced that the senior gamers who achieved a historic Spherical of 16 end on the 2023 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup won’t take part within the upcoming October worldwide window for the first-ever Ladies’s Gold Cup Qualifiers.
In a press release launched on Saturday by way of the workforce’s social media, the squad stated they’re taking a stance in opposition to the “fixed mistreatment” they’ve acquired from the Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF).
“As all the time, it’s an honor and a privilege to characterize Jamaica. It’s our job to carry out to the perfect of our capability and put all of our efforts into representing our nation, making our followers, family members at house, and diaspora proud,” they stated, including that “as a result of present circumstances the Jamaica Soccer Federation has put us in, we’d not have the ability to do our job.
“We’ve acquired details about our teaching employees, medical employees, and tools employees in an premature method and thru unprofessional communication. We’ve gotten affirmation of our head coach 3 days previous to our report date by social media, regardless of our efforts to have direct communication with the JFF,” they stated.
The Reggae Girlz additionally stated that they’ve but to obtain full and proper funds for his or her historic performances on the World Cup and the quite a few excellent bonuses for qualifying in the summertime of 2022.
Rift between Reggae Girlz and JFF
The event is the newest in an ongoing saga between the JFF and the Reggae Girlz.
Learn: Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz grapples with senior participant absences for Gold Cup qualifiers
On Friday, the JFF introduced the suspension of the choice of senior Reggae Girlz gamers who achieved a historic Spherical of 16 end on the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup.
The suspension of participant choice adopted the rejection of call-ups by all senior gamers for the upcoming CONCACAF Ladies’s Gold Cup qualifiers. These matches are set to happen away to Panama subsequent Wednesday and at house to Guatemala the next Sunday.
In a written communication addressed to the gamers, the JFF expressed its discomfort with the gamers’ response and the absence of participant representatives at a scheduled assembly on Friday.
The JFF emphasised its willingness to handle all considerations raised by workforce members in accordance with their contracts, stating, “If there’s a grievance or concern, this should be positioned squarely on the desk to be addressed and documented to the JFF.”