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U14 Reggae Boyz edge Aruba
August 19, 2026
Jamaica’s Under-14 Reggae Boyz clipped Aruba 1-0 yesterday in the Dominican Republic to take control of Group C in Tier I of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Challenger Series. The winner came in the second half from Christian Foster, who finished a clever back-heel pass from Tai-Sean Headley after Jamaica won possession high up the right flank.
Coach Vassell Reynolds said the team was mentally prepared for the challenge Aruba would present, and he was pleased with the improvements from their opening match against St Kitts and Nevis.
“Mentally, we were prepared for it. The team knew they were up against a better opposition and it proved to be so but, overall, I thought we did better in terms of execution. There are still areas for improvement but we did better overall,” he said.
“It was a very competitive game and I thought the lads stood up very well and came out with the desired result.”
Jamaica lead the group with maximum six points, followed by St Kitts on three, while Aruba and Curaçao have one point each. The young Reggae Boyz face Curaçao in their final group game this afternoon at 12:30.
Although Curaçao lost their second match to St Kitts, Reynolds said they will not underestimate them, noting that he still expects them to offer the strongest challenge.
“It (position) is pretty good for us and it’s good we are in control with one match to go.
“It’s very important we expose all the players and give them sufficient minutes. There is a rule that each player must play at least 70 minutes. So, we have to be rotating to ensure we follow the rules and to maintain our standards and, so far, so good. The focus now is to maintain the momentum.
“That (St Kitts vs Curaçao) result was a bit of a surprise as we think the Curaçao team will give us the best challenge and we are not going to lose sight of that because they lost to St Kitts, a team we beat 4-0.
“This is football and we do not want to get carried away with that result. We want to keep our focus and maintain our momentum. So we are really going in to do well and maintain our focus,” he commented.
