“I’m reading it … I’m like: ‘Wait, Jamaica has a women’s football team?
Six years earlier, in 2008, underfunding had led to the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) disbanding the women’s national team program.
The women’s team disbanded again in 2016, but Marley never wavered in her commitment to the program.
Marley’s work has helped not only improve standards and conditions for players, but also helped shift the country’s attitude towards the women’s national team.
Qualifying to the knockouts will be difficult, but more history, this time a first Women’s World Cup win, is a real possibility.
Persons:
Bob Marley, Cedella, “ Daddy, ” Marley, “, Ziggy, Steve, Pelé, Cadella, Joe Maher, underfunding, Marley, Ziggy Marley, Damien, –, Cedella Marley, Angela Weiss, ’, Havana Solaun, Khadija ‘ Bunny ’ Shaw, Jamaica's Khadija Shaw, Alfredo Estrella, Hue Menzies, Michael Ricketts, ”, Chinyelu Asher, ’ ” Asher, Asher, Bob Marley's, hasn’t, “ I’d, England’s Lionesses, I’ve, Bob Marley Foundation “, “ It’s
Organizations:
CNN — Football, CNN Sport, Soccer, Jamaican Football Federation, women’s, Bob Marley Foundation, Jamaica's, Getty, Ajax, Adidas, Friendship Sports, Havana, Manchester City, Super League, CNN, ” Reuters, Jamaica
Locations:
Jamaica, Caribbean, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Brazil, AFP, United States, France, Panama, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Costa Rica, Kingston , Jamaica