Reggae Girls in Costa Rica
Published:Thursday | March 11, 2010 | 9:41 AM
Jamaica will face Canada in their opening game of the CONCACAF round of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers this evening at 8.30 a.m. in Costa Rica.
The Young Reggae Girls are drawn in Group ‘B’ alongside Canada, Mexico and Panama.
Jamaica recently were beaten by both Canada and Mexico in the four-nation Under-17 Invitational women’s tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jamaica, Canada match will be the second of two matches, as Panama and Mexico will face off in the opening game at 6 p.m.
Jamaica’s second game will be against Mexico on Saturday and the final match against Panama on March 15.
Group A of the qualifiers consists of Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Haiti and defending champions the USA.
Two sides will emerge from the eight-team championship to advance to the Under-17 World Cup along with host Trinidad in September.