JFF to discuss violence at matches

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell has expressed deep concern for the recent spate of violence that has gripped the local football fraternity.



One man was fatally shot and another injured at a football match at the Drax Hall Sports Complex in St Anns on Tuesday after a bottle-throwing incident, while there were other violent incidents in St Elizabeth and St Mary.



Captain Burrell says he has instructed his organisation’s general secretary, Horace Reid, to include the matter on the agenda for discussion at the upcoming board meeting, which is scheduled for later this month.



The former army man believes that the JFF will have to act swiftly and sternly in an effort to send a clear message to the football public that this type of behaviour will not go unpunished.



Captain Burrell also urged local football fans not to allow their emotions to get the better of them, regardless of the issue at a particular game.