Harbour View to play Caribbean All-Stars in Brooklyn

Jamaica Premier League champions Harbour View will head to New York City in September to face off with a Caribbean All-Star team in the VM Group Cup.

The Stars of the East will play a Caribbean select team at Old Boys High School in Brooklyn on Saturday, September 3 at 5 p.m.

The Caribbean All-Star Select Team comprises players from the Caribbean Premier League Soccer Tournament in the Tri-State region. Notable players are Ojai Bedward (Jamaica), Clive Murray (Grenada), Kele Sylvester (Jamaica), Kendon ‘Pimaz’ Anderson (Jamaica) and Trayon Bobb (Guyana).

Head coach of Harbour View Football Club, Ludlow Bernard, reflects on the importance of this fixture.

“This opportunity provides development, visibility and exposure to many of our young players. As the new five-star generals in Jamaica, we are enthusiastic about facing this international XI. Football fans in general, and Harbour View fans in particular, can come out to see a young Trayvone Reid, our new sensational goalkeeper Anthony Bennett, as well as Jahshaun Anglin, Phillon Lawrence and Nicholas Hamilton. These are all upcoming stars for Harbour View. We look forward to your support.”

Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) chairman Chris Williams has urged fans to support the event.

“The PFJL are happy that we can connect with fans globally. This is the first step towards taking the game on the road as we continue to grow our fan base. Our goal is for Jamaica to be known as a football country in the same way we are known as a track country. We won’t stop until we achieve that goal, so come out and support the event,” Williams said.

Devon Barrett, Group Chief Investment Officer at Victoria Mutual Group, sponsors of Harbour View FC and the tour to New York, looks forward to the match-up.

“The VM Group picked a team that we thought would take it to the next level. They proved us right by winning the league. We at VMBS use the tagline ‘transform your everyday lives’ and we have seen the transformation of Harbour View from when the season started to how it ended. We will continue to support their growth,” Barrett said.

September 3 marks the Labour Day weekend in the United States.