JFF names team for USA friendly

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) announced eight first time call-ups, which include six English-born players, in a 19 man squad that will travel to Austria to face the United States in an international friendly on March 25.

Several key players were not included in the team including captain and goalkeeper, Andre Blake and central defender, Damion Lowe, who are still locked in contract negotiations with the JFF hierarchy regarding match fees.

The new faces include Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic), Amari Bell (Blackburn Rovers), Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), Liam Moore (Reading), Wesley Harding (Rotherham United), Andre Gray (Watford), Renaldo Wellington (Montego Bay United) and Jabari Hylton (UWI).

Former captain and central defender, Adrian Mariappia (Bristol City), who returns to the team after more than a year out, along with Michael Hector (Fulham), Ravel Morrison (unattached) and former Wolmer's star, Omar Holness (Darlington FC) are the other English-based players in the squad.

The other players are Chavany Willis, Ricardo Morris, Kemar Foster (Portmore), Kevaughn Isaacs, Shaven Paul (Mount Pleasant), Luca Levee (Harbour View) and Jeadine White (Cavalier).

Only four players, Chevany Willis, Ravel Morrison, Micheal Hector and Ricardo Morris, return to the squad from the team's last outing against Saudi Arabia in November.