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Caribbean Life, January 17-23, 2020 47
By George Alleyne
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz will
enter the eight-nation CONCACAF
Women’s Olympic Qualifying
(WOQ) tournament at month end
with a temporary coach in Hubert
Busby Jr.
When the Girlz kick off in
their first match on Jan. 29 in
Edinburgh, Texas, against Mexico
it will mark the beginning
of a Jamaica Football Federation
assessment period for Busby, who
has been given until the tournament
end on Feb. 09 to prove his
suitability for the job as permanent
head coach for the female
national team.
Jamaica catapulted into this
Confederation of North, Central
American and Caribbean Association
Football tournament following
a sterling performance
by playing undefeated in a prequalification
competition in 2018
among 16 Caribbean teams and
in the process handing out several
defeats by large goal differences.
Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis
joined Jamaica in qualifying for
the WOQ out of which the top
two teams will go to the Tokyo
Olympics. These Caribbean teams
will take on Central American
and North American sides in their
quest for a place at the summer
games.
But since the Girlz blazed their
way into this tournament they
were beset by a several issues, largest
of all being a stabbing incident
that took the life of star mid-fielder,
Tarania ‘Plum Plum’ Clarke.
Then there were pay disputes that
caused the Girlz to threaten not to
play; and another that saw departure
of head coach Hue Menzies,
who had led them to their first
World Cup in France last year.
This resulted in move up of
Busby, a former Jamaica goalkeeper,
from assistant coach to temporary
coach.
JFF General Secretary, Dalton
Wint reportedly said, “Mr. Busby
has been an integral member of
the senior coaching staff for the
women and his appointment is
just a promotion and elevation to
the head coach position and we
are expecting him to do a very
good job.”
Hubert Busby Jr. during a coaching stint with Jacksonville Armada FC Youth Academy.
Jacksonville Armada FC Youth Academy
Busby the Jamaican
Girlz top man
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