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In life you will have setbacks' - Reggae Girlz skipper Shaw vows team will recover from Olympic qualifiers disappointment
Written by Kwesi Mugisa. Posted in CONCACAF Women's Championship. | 05 February 2020 | 1351 Views
Tags: Football, Jamaica, Reggae Girlz

Jamaica Reggae Girlz inspirational striker and captain Khadijah Shaw insists the team will not be discouraged by a performance that was on occasion overwhelming, during the recently concluded Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

The Jamaicans managed to at least finish on a high with a 7-0 win over Caribbean rivals St Kitts and Nevis.  Some of their previous results were, however, far less impressive after opening with a 1-0 loss to Mexico and a 9-0 loss at the hands of Canada. 

With only two teams to qualify from the competitive group B Jamaica ended in third place on 3 points.  Despite some of the tough results, however, Shaw insists the historic World Cup qualifiers remain encouraged and vows the team will bounce back.

“The tournament didn’t go how we wanted but it’s important to stay positive.  We know we should have gotten better results against the other teams but at the end of the day that’s football you win some you lose some,” Shaw said.

“The objective was just to come out here and show what we could do and stay together as a team despite all the adversity,” she added.

“In life, you will have setbacks but it’s about how you get up and keep pushing is what defines you as a person and you just keep on learning.  The more you grow is the better you get.”