Leon Bailey can suit up for the national team again

Reggae Boy Leon Bailey can suit  up  for  the  national  team  as  long  as  he  gets  the  green light  from  new  head  coach  Steve  McClaren.

Chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation’s Technical Committee Rudolph Spied  revealed  last  night  on  Irie  Fm’s  sports talk show ‘What’s The Score’ that the Aston Villa  winger only  needs  the  blessing  of  the  national  coach   to  be  in  the  national  squad  as  the  coach  has  been  given  a  free  hand  to  select  the  players  for  the  national  team.

This  comes  after  the recent fall out between the Federation and the player back in June, which  led  to the  selection  of Bailey to the  national  squad  being  suspended until he  indicated in writing  to  the  federation that he is  available.

This  also  followed  comments  from  the  player and his  non-participation in the  2024 Copa America   despite being selected.

The  Technical  Committee  Chairman  has  now  revealed  that  decisions on  player  selection  and  disciplinary  issues are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  coach.

McClaren who is back home  in the  England has  his  first  squad  selection  coming  up  shortly  as  Jamaica  is  down  to  face  Cuba  in  a CONCACAF Nations  League  encounter  at  the  National  Stadium  on  September  6.

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