KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Reggae Boyz will face-off with Trinidad and Tobago in two friendly matches on February 6 and 9 in Jamaica, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) said on Monday.

The February 6 match is expected to take place at the Montego Bay Sports Complex starting at 7:30pm while the fixture on February 9 in Kingston will be at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex at 8:00pm.

Both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are using these games in preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup prelims which is scheduled for March, JFF said in a media release.

Jamaica will face St Vincent and the Grenadines for a spot in the Group stages of the Gold Cup while Trinidad and Tobago will face Cuba.

President of the JFF Michael Ricketts spoke about the importance of these matches.

“Our Head Coach Mr McClaren expressed from last year a desire for an opportunity to analyse the domestic- based players on the island and we have worked assiduously to arrange these fixtures and camps which will take place leading into these games,” Ricketts said.

“This is the 3rd year in a row we have kicked off with games vs Trinidad and each year has been beneficial. 2023 prepared us for the Gold Cup and Nations League campaigns while last year we saw how useful this was ahead of the Nations League and the World Cup Qualifiers. This year is no different as Coach McClaren and the technical staff fine tune preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers which resume in June,” he added.