‘We are not weak!’
Walker-Brown warns racial abusers against targeting Jamaicans
Published:Thursday | July 14, 2022 | 12:12 AM
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CHAIRPERSON OF the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) women’s committee, Elaine Walker-Brown is warning people who allegedly racially abused Reggae Girl Trudy Carter that the repercussions could be dire. According to Walker-Brown, who joined with...
CHAIRPERSON OF the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) women’s committee, Elaine Walker-Brown is warning people who allegedly racially abused Reggae Girl Trudy Carter that the repercussions could be dire.
According to Walker-Brown, who joined with the JFF in denouncing the act allegedly carried out on Instagram after the Reggae Girlz secured its second consecutive World Cup qualification with a 4-0 win over Haiti, said acts like that only served to make Jamaicans stronger and posed more problems for opposition than anything else.
“Desist from doing this because it is not going to get to anywhere, especially when it comes to Jamaicans. We are not weak and we will just build on this. They will understand that what they did was wrong. But she will use this to grow even stronger,” said Walker-Brown.
“Those naysayers will only help her to play even better. They are out of order. We didn’t come here and anybody handed us anything. She has played hard and we just want her to push on and continue to build her confidence as we go into the semifinals. Go Trudi, we are 100 per cent behind you. Strike hard,” she said, reciting the Reggae Girlz famous tagline.
PEP TALK
Walker-Brown continued, giving Carter her own pep talk, saying:
“I stand with her. She has helped to make this nation so proud once again. So stay strong. When people try to tear us down we take it positive and get stronger,” she stated.
Earlier yesterday, a JFF media release condemned the abuse.
“There is no place for racism, discrimination, or abuse in or outside of football. We are incensed that national player Trudi Carter was the subject of racial abuse on Instagram after she played so well to ensure Jamaica qualified for successive FIFA Women’s World Cups.
“The federation stands in full support of our players and will do all possible to ensure their protection and well-being,” it read, while noting that Concacaf was already aware of the incident.
Carter, has played 23 games for her country, scoring 15 goals.