Abandoned by the federation, the Jamaican women's team must find their own money to attend the 2023 World Cup

The Jamaican Football Federation has promised the players that it will provide them with funds to fly to Australia and New Zealand to compete in the 2023 World Cup, where Jamaica will be in Group F with France, Brazil and Panama. The minimum amount the island nation’s girls need is $100,000.

But according to the Reggae Girlz captain, she and her teammates have been waiting a long time without a response. " At a time when we should be focusing on preparing to compete on the biggest stage in the world , unfortunately, we are forced to express our extreme disappointment to the Jamaica Football Federation ," the Reggae Girlz stressed.

Jamaican girls are struggling to find funding for the 2023 World Cup.

“ We sat down with the Federation to express our concerns about transportation, accommodation, training conditions, salaries, nutrition for the players... Those are essential needs we must have at the World Cup.

We were told that all requests would be addressed promptly. Unfortunately, time has passed and our questions have not been answered, our concerns have not been addressed. We hope that there will be immediate change within the Federation and that those responsible for protecting women's football will act .”

With no trust in their country’s federation, many members of the Jamaican women’s team have taken matters into their own hands. Sandra Lee Phillips, mother of player Havana Solaun, has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser. Several Jamaican women’s team members currently playing abroad have also contributed their own money to help the fund reach the $100,000 mark.

This is considered the minimum number for the Jamaican team to be able to buy a plane ticket to attend the 2023 World Cup. And perhaps when attending this event, they are only looking forward to the bonus from FIFA (average 28 thousand USD/person). Because the Jamaica Football Federation has not promised any bonus for the home team after the tournament.

(Source: tienphong.vn)

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