TO borrow from native son Bob Marley, Jamaica is jammin’. Jamaica has qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top four finishers at the CONCACAF W Championship.
The Reggae Girlz next face Canada on Thursday night in the tournament semifinals.
Next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will mark Jamaica’s second appearance in soccer’s premier tournament. They were the first-ever Caribbean team to make the field in 2019.
The Reggae Girlz have made a dramatic climb onto the international stage. The team didn’t exist just six years ago and it has had to constantly struggle for funding.
“There’s so much higher levels that we can reach with even more investment from back home,” forward Kayla McCoy said. “So we’re kind of excited to see what comes from us qualifying again, because not a lot of people thought we could do it again. I think
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