RICKETTS’S COUNTER-ATTACK

JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says he’s unfazed by criticism of his Administration’s handling of football development, insisting that it has been executing the best grass roots programme in the country’s history.

With the Reggae Boyz failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for a seventh-straight campaign, long-standing criticism around the governing of local football by various stakeholders and the public have intensified over the past year.

One of the main concerns has been the lack of investment in youth football, which many believe has contributed to the senior team’s struggles.