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Despite the imminent introduction of relegation and promotion in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL), Professional Women’s Football Jamaica Limited (PWFJL) Chairperson Christina Hudson believes the move will significantly raise the standard of the competition and strengthen women’s football locally.

The JWPL has operated without a promotion and relegation system since 2008, instead using a league and play-off format. However, the limited number of clubs with active women’s teams has resulted in changes to the competition, with clubs entering or withdrawing depending on their circumstances.

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That is expected to change with the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) planning to introduce a National Women’s Tier Two competition next year which would see the return of a second division in women’s football for the first time in nearly two decades, since the former Women’s ‘A’ League.