
Tags: Football, Caribbean, Jamaica, Mls, Vancouver Whitecaps, Michael Ricketts, Reggae Girlz
Jamaica Reggae Girlz head coach, Hubert Busby, has been suspended indefinitely by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) while it conducts an inquiry into previous allegations of sexual misconduct.
The 52-year-old, who has been head of the country’s national team since 2020, has faced resurfaced allegations that he attempted to force himself on a player in 2010, during his time as coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team.
Busby has denied the allegations in a previous report, but the Whitecaps did part ways with the coach sometime after the accusations surfaced. The team, however, made no mention of allegations of sexual misconduct being the reason he was fired.
Major League Soccer announced that it would conduct investigations into how that situation was handled. The JFF for its part has asked its parent body FIFA to conduct a full investigation into the incident, which will determine the next steps to be taken.
“We will await the evidence of the FIFA investigation. We do not want to make permanent decisions until we have the facts. At the same time, we have to ensure that our women and girls are protected by those who lead them,” JFF president Michael Ricketts said via a press release.
Busby coached the team in two practice matches against Costa Rica and was expected to lead a camp later this month.
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