Several regular players will be missing from the Jamaica Reggae Boyz line-up when they face regional powerhouse the United States, in a friendly international, in Austria, next Thursday.
When the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) released a final 18-man squad on Tuesday, the likes of regular team captain and custodian Andre Blake, defender Damion Lowe, and Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey were a few missing from the line-up.
At present, some members of the national squad have been locked in tense negotiations with the JFF, and according to reports, have yet to sign contracts ensuring their availability to represent the national team.
The squad will in the meantime see the return of defender Adrian Mariappa (Bristol Rovers), Michael Hector (Fulham) with potential debuts for English-based talents Leon Moore, Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), and Watford striker Andre Gray. Also making a return to the squad will be former Manchester United youth player Ravel Morrison.
The United States have been in top form in recent friendly internationals, handing Trinidad and Tobago a 7-0 thrashing in their previous match Prior to that, they registered a 6-0 win over another CONCACAF team El Salvador and a 6-2 win over Panama.
The match will take place at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt at 12:00pm (Jamaica time).
Full squad
- Jeadine White Cavalier SC
- Kemar Foster Portmore United
- Adrian Mariappa Bristol City FC
- Michael Hector Fulham FC
- Curtis Tilt Wigan Athletic FC
- Amari Bell Blackburn Rovers FC
- Ethan Pinnock Brentford FC
- Liam Moore Reading FC
- Wesley Harding Rotherham United
- Renaldo Wellington Montego Bay United
- Chavany Willis Portmore United
- Ravel Morrison Unattached
- Ricardo Morris Portmore United
- Jabari Hylton UWI
- Andre Gray Watford FC
- Omar Holness Darlington FC
- Kevaughn Isaacs Mount Pleasant
- Luca Levee Harbour View FC
- Shaven Paul Mount Pleasant
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