KINGSTON, Jamaica— Veteran utility player Michael Hector and attacker Renaldo Cephas were named in Jamaica’s badly depleted team to face the USA in the semi-finals of the Concacaf Nations League semi-finals at the AT&T Stadium in Texas on Thursday.

Hector, who recently returned to the national team, was named in the midfield where he will join Joel Latibeaudiere, Bobby DeCordova-Reid and Kasey Palmer.

Cephas, who plays his club football for Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü, will spearhead the attack along with another returnee Jamal Lowe.

Jamaica are without a number of regular starters through injuries and suspensions and the likes of Michael Antonio who was a late withdrawal from the squad, while Shamar Nicholson and Demarai Grey will sit out the game due to cards they received in the two- way quarterfinals series against Canada and Leon Bailey was suspended by the team for breaking curfew.

Team:

Andre Blake (capt), Damion Lowe, Di’Shon Bernard, Dexter Lembikisa, Greg Leigh, Joel Latibeaudiere, Michael Hector, Bobby DeCordova-Reid, Kasey Palmer, Renaldo Cephas and Jamal Lowe.

-Paul A Reid