PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Defending champions Jamaica got ready for today’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Under-20 final against Haiti at the Stade Sylvio Cator by participating in recovery exercises, guided by fitness coach Will Hitzelberger.

The young Reggae Girlz had a pool session and various stretch exercises on Thursday and followed with light work at a nearby football field early on Friday.

Today’s game will be their fifth in a difficult nine-day span.

Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm (5:00 Jamaica time), while the third- and fourth-place play-off between Trinidad & Tobago and Puerto Rico is set to begin at 2:00 pm Jamaica time.

Jamaica and Haiti have secured automatic berths to the CONCACAF stage of World Cup qualifying by virtue of reaching the CFU Women’s Under-20 finals. The winner of the third-place game will also advance.

Jamaica starting team – Ricquelle Farquharson, Tarania Clarke, Rasha Roberts, Konya Plummer, Shanhaine Nelson, Carlletia Savizon, Deneisha Blackwood, Asheina Nelson, Rena Gordon, Simone Wark

Sanjay Myers