WALTERS ... they have good size and speed and with two years to work with them, they should be very competitive

Jamaica's National Under-15 footballers will tackle St Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands in Zone B of the preliminary phase of the inaugural Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, starting on August 3.

The five-zone 20-team event runs from August 3-14.
Zone A: Guatemala, Antigua-Barbuda, Aruba and the US Virgin Islands.

Zone C: Canada, Grenada, Dominica and St Lucia.
Zone D: Szuriname, Martinique, Puerto Rico and Guyana.
Zone E: Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands Antilles, St Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla.

The quarter-finals are slated for August 9, with the semi-finals on August 11, and the final and third-place play-off on August 13.

Coach Patrick "Jackie" Walters is very optimistic that this team will emulate that of 1999, which qualified for the Under-17 World Championships.

"This is the youngest national football team ever selected by Jamaica, with all the players ranging from 14 to 15 years old.
"They have good size and speed and with two years to work with them, they should be very competitive," said Walters.

Qualification for the Under-17 World Cup begins next year.
The squad was set to return to camp yesterday and the final 18 will be selected by the end of the week. They leave on August 2.

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