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Jamaica’s U-20 Reggae Girlz tackle Nicaragua in hunt for CONCACAF final round spot

Howard Walker

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Jamaica’s Under-20 Reggae Girlz pose during the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Nicaragua in February 2025. (Photo: JFF Instagram)

Jamaica’s Under-20 Reggae Girlz will face Nicaragua in a top-of-the-table clash tonight as they hunt for a spot in the final eight of the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Qualifiers in Nicaragua.

Both Jamaica and Nicaragua are atop Group D with six points from their two games but Jamaica are in second spot with an inferior goal difference of 11 to Nicaragua’s 13.

Only the group winners advance and Jamaica need to beat Nicaragua at the Estadio Nacional de Fútbol in Managua.

Jamaica’s Zoey Zaidie (centre) turns away from Sharema Blake (right) of St Kitts as Omeqra Delaney looks on during their CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship in Nicaragua on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Jamaica won 4-0. (Photo: JFF Instagram)

The young Reggae Girlz are coming off an impressive 7-0 win over St Vincent and Grenadines on Thursday and a 4-0 beating of St Kitts and Nevis on Saturday.

In the first match, Jamaica turned on the thrills as Alyssa Stephenson grabbed a three-timer scoring in the 15th, 45th and 60th minutes. She was ably supported by Avery Johnson (25th), Maya Raghunandan (29th), Jaileah Cox McPherson (42nd) and Andrene Smith (44th).

In the second match against St Kitts, Jamaica created history becoming the first Caribbean team to score 300 goals in the history of the tournament. The Reggae Girlz also ranks second all-time behind the United States.

Maya Raghunandanan bagged two goals scoring in the 24th and 26th minute taking her tally to three from two games while Una Lue (15th), and Destiny Powell (45th) completed the rout.

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