Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25
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At a glance
- Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will host their first two Concacaf Nations League matches in September against Guatemala and Honduras.
- Haiti will play its home Nations League games at Jamaica's National Stadium in Kingston.
- The article also briefly mentions other recent news from Jamaica, including sports, crime, and economic reports.
Jamaica's national football team, the Reggae Boyz, are set to kick off their Concacaf Nations League campaign on home soil with two matches in September. Organizers confirmed that Jamaica will host Guatemala on Friday, September 25, followed by a home game against Honduras three days later.
These opening fixtures are part of League A, Group B, in the fifth edition of the tournament. Following the home stand, Jamaica will travel to El Salvador on October 2 and then to Honduras on Monday, October 5, to complete their September/October window fixtures. The release from Concacaf also noted that Haiti will utilize Jamaica's National Stadium in Kingston as their home venue for their Nations League matches.
In other news from Jamaica, the publication also briefly touched upon unrelated recent events. These included updates on the Wanda Diamond League, a police shooting on Waterloo Road, surging lettuce prices at Coronation Market, scholarship awards from Petrojam Limited, and a charge related to a stabbing death on Thursday.
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