'My work has been vindicated' - Michael Ricketts celebrates re-election as JFF president
Published:Sunday | March 17, 2024 | 5:02 PM
Michael Ricketts has been re-elected president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), defeating challenger Raymond Anderson, 39-17 in a poll on Sunday.
The election, which was marked by a contentious campaign, took place at the Royalton Negril Hotel in Hanover.
"I was torn down. They knelt in my neck. I was treated like an outcast. I was disrespected but my work has been vindicated today," he said following the announcement of the results.
Ricketts previously defeated Stewart Stephenson to complete the JFF's 2015-2019 term after the death of then-president Captain Horace Burrell in 2017.
Ricketts, a former president of the Clarendon Football Association, was then re-elected in 2019 to a full four-year term.
The defeated Anderson served as a vice president.
The election was first set to be held in January but was delayed because of court challenges brought by Beach Soccer Jamaica.
More later.
- Ashley Anguin
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