Five first-timers were named in a squad of 33 players invited to a four-day camp for local-based players to begin preparation for a friendly international against St Kitts on August 16. The players will be in camp from Monday August 3 to Thursday August 6.

Among the five are Clarendon College schoolboy and Sporting Central goalkeeper Andre Blake who has stepped up from the Under-20 level, central defender Linval Lewis also of Sporting Central and Peter Keyes of Boys’ Town. Andre Steele of Harbour View and Ronique Francis of Village United complete the list of new invitees.

Former Harbour View defender Jermaine Taylor heads the group of players who have not featured for the national team recently to earn a recall. Also included in that group is Je-Vaughn Watson (Sporting Central), Davion Thorpe (Reno), Evan Taylor (Reno), Daniel Shaw (St Georges), Christopher Jackson (Tivoli Gardens), Ricardo Cousins (Portmore United) and Jermaine Anderson of Waterhouse.

The squad also includes the Digicel Premier League (DPL) Player of the Season 2008/2009 Devon Hodges and Keammar Daley DPL Young Player of the Year. Other notable invitees include Roland Dean (Tivoli Gardens), Jerry Walters (Tivoli Gardens), Adrian Reid (Portmore United), Desmond Breakenridge (Arnett Gardens), Kenardo Forbes (Waterhouse) and Eric Vernan (Portmore United).

As a part of their preparation for the friendly international against St Kitts, the players take on a Western All Stars on August 6 at the Frome Sports Complex at 6:00pm. The Western All Stars will be selected from the parishes of Westmoreland, St James, Hanover and Trelawny.

All invited players are expected to attend a meeting with the Coaching, Management and Federation Services at the Offices of the JFF at 12 noon on Thursday.

Squad: Oraine Simpson (Tivoli Gardens), Navian Boyd (Tivoli Gardens), Jerry Walters (Tivoli Gardens), Christopher Jackson (Tivoli Gardens), Sheldon Palmer (Tivoli Gardens), Roland Dean (Tivoli Gardens), Adrian Reid (Portmore United), Eric Vernan (Portmore United), Ricardo Cousins (Portmore United), Bryan Bayliss (Portmore United), Duwayne Kerr (Portmore United), Andrae Campbell (Portmore United), Andre Darby (Portmore United, Richard Edwards (Portmore United), Andre Blake (Sporting Central), Je-Vaughn Watson (Sporting Central), Linval Lewis (Sporting Central), Kenardo Forbes (Waterhouse), Jermaine Anderson (Waterhouse), Michael Campbell (Boys’ Town), Peter Keyes (Boys’ Town), Dwayne Miller (Harbour View), Lovel Palmer (Harbour View), Dicoy Williams (Harbour View), Andre Steele (Harbour View), Davion Thorpe (Reno), Evan Taylor (Reno), Daniel Shaw (St Georges), Ronique Francis (Village United), Keammar Daley (Meadhaven), Jermaine Taylor (unattached), Desmond Breakenridge (Arnett Gardens) and Devon Hodges (Rivoli United).

Jamaica Football Federation Press Release

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