Sixteen members from qualifiers named in Reggae Girlz World Cup squad

Sixteen members from last October's CONCACAF Championship have been named among 22 of 23 players for the Reggae Girlz campaign at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The names of the 22 players were released by the Jamaica Football Federation on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, assistant coach Lorne donaldson who was speaking on Hitz 92 FM's Girls Sports Club on Wednesday, also revealed that only 22 players were selected to facilitate American-born midfielder Havana Solaun who is awaiting clearance from FIFA due to eligibility rules. The 26 year who previously played for the United States at various age group levels, made her debut for Jamaica in their friendly against Chile in March and has been a part of their training squads. Donalson says Solaun would be a crucial player during the tournament.

However, if clearance is not received, veteran striker Shakira Duncan could be brought in to fill the last slot. The FIFA Women's World Cup will run from June 7 to July 7, with the Reggae Girlz kicking off  their campaign against Brazil on June 9 in Grenoble. They will then face Italy on June 14 in Reims and end their group assignments against Australia on June 18 in Grenoble.

The players named so far are: Sydney Schneider, Nicole McClure, Allyson Swaby, Ashleigh Shim, Chinyelu Asher, Chanel Hudson-Marks, Khadija Shaw, Deneisha Blackwood, Dominique Bond-Flasza, Lauren Silver, Marlo Sweatman, Sashana Campbell, Konya Plummer (captain), Toriana Patterson , Trudi Carter, Yazmeen Jamieson, Chantel Swaby, Kayla McCoy, Cheyna Matthews, Tiffany Cameron, Jody Brown and Olufolasade Adamolekun. Thew final player will be announced on Friday. There are no local-based players in the squad while 33 year old veteran Christina Chang who has been a member of the national squad since 2008, has been omitted.