ROSE HALL, St James — If Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Captain Horace Burrell gets his wish, Montego Bay could host the prestigious FIFA Congress in 2015.

At Monday’s draw for the groups and the unveiling of the logo for the 4th CONCACAF Girls Under-17 football finals held at the Hilton Hotel and Spa in Rose Hall, Burrell announced that Jamaica was one of 15 countries that were bidding for the right to host the congress of one of the most powerful sporting bodies in the world.

“We saw a tremendous opportunity to host FIFA Congress,” Burrell said in his address, adding that if the bid was successful it would see delegates from “a total of 209 countries coming to Jamaica, if ever we are given the honour, and what a tremendous boost this would be to the tourism sector of Jamaica.”

The JFF and their associates, he said, were “moving full speed ahead” to try and win the bid, adding that they have the full support of the government of Jamaica and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Despite Jamaica’s reputation for warmth and hospitality to its visitors, it will not be a done deal, Burrell warned.

“We all have to work very hard as 15 other countries are also trying to win the bid to host this most prestigious congress, Jamaica being one, and will take a lot of hard work and convincing to do, but we have the support of CONCACAF and others to make it possible for Jamaica,” he explained.