The good news is that Bob Marley’s oldest daughter Cedella wants to make a difference by becoming the club’s ambassador and giving them a chance to overcome this obstacle by spreading the news and starting to fundraise, so the Girlz can afford to train and travel to prime them for the possibility of making it to the Women’s Cup.
The Reggae Girlz have attained the regional ranking of number 4, and this is without the support of the Jamaican Football Federation. Imagine what could happen with it. Cedella wants the Reggae Girlz to gain recognition like their male counterparts, the Reggae Boyz. She believes that the Girlz will have a greater opportunity if they can raise the funds to have to access to things like good nutrition, living quarters, and training like other clubs who strive to enter the Cup. Without those things, the Reggae Girlz are at an unfair disadvantage.
Marley has a son whose coach’s daughter is on the team of under seventeen, and the coach sent a flyer over to Marley, reaching out to her with the hope that Cedella could become a help for the team by assisting with fundraising and helping out. Cedella decided to look into the ways that she could help the rising Jamaican Soccer women’s club to achieve their dreams.
For anybody who would like to join in this great cause, there is a campaign called the “GoFundMe” campaign, where those who would like to support the Jamaican women’s team and see them move ahead can donate to their group. Any of the support received through donations to GoFundMe will give the girls the necessary funds to start doing things like playing against other teams for practice. The money will cover the cost of travel, as well as sleeping arrangements on the road at hotels.
By having this kind of access to improved training opportunities, the Reggae Girlz will have a fighting chance to boost their skills and increase their chance of getting into the Women’s World Cup. Most of the funding from the Federation backs the men’s team, so with this kind of funding the women could really rise to the top, judging by how well they’ve done without it.
