A total of 43 local-based players have been invited to a three-week camp in Brazil with national technical director René Simoes in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well as the CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifiers in April.
The squad will comprise 19 women and 24 men who are scheduled to leave the island next week. While the women will leave the island on February 27, and be in Brazil until Wednesday, March 12, the men's team will leave a day later to return on March 18, just days ahead of Jamaica's friendly international against Trinidad and Tobago.
Simoes has been in Brazil for the last week attempting to secure training grounds and opponents for the teams.
All Harbour View players originally called to the squad have been released by Simoes as they are in preparation for the CONCACAF Champions Cup which runs from March 11 to March 18.
Squads: Men: Duwayne Kerr (Port-more), Maurice Evans (Waterhouse), Allien Whittaker (Jamaica Defence Force), Orane Simpson (Tivoli Gardens), Obrien Woodbine (Reno), Irvino English (Waterhouse), Adrian Reid (Portmore), Andre Darby (Naggo Head), Marco McDonald (Waterhouse), Christopher Jackson (Tivoli), Desmond Breakenbridge (Waterhouse), Rudolph Austin (Portmore), Keniel Moodie (Seba), Nicholy Finlayson (Reno), Hugh Howell (Waterhouse), Damion N. Williams (Portmore), Ricardo Cousins (Portmore), Eric Vernon (Portmore), Wolry Wolfe (Portmore), Damian R. Williams (Waterhouse), Navion Boyd (Tivoli), Keammar Daley (Meadhaven), Newton Sterling (Waterhouse), James Thomas (Portmore).
Women: Nikkeshi Thomas (Barbi-can), Peatria Campbell (Portmore Strikers), Nicoda Linton (Waterhouse), Marcilee McBean (Waterhouse), Monique Pryce (Marveley/ wHughenden), Stacy-Ann Johnson (Harbour View), Latoya Panton (Barbican), Janice Rennals (Barbican), Christina Chang (overseas-based), Alecia James (Barbican), Jodi-Ann McGregor (Barbican), Christina Murray (Waterhouse), Nicola Bell (Harbour View), Rochelle Bryan (Portmore Strikers), Iesha Mowatt (Portmore Strikers), Tanesia Vassell (Harbour View), Tashana Vincent (Portmore Strikers), Venecia Reid (Portmore Strikers), Kenesha Reid (Barbican).
- K.M.
