Montego Bay (Jamaica), Nov 12 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica's chief football organiser Horace Burrell says he will be spearheading the charge for his country to host a FIFA Youth World Cup in the near future.
Burrell, president of the Jamaica Football Federation, made the promise following reports of a successful hosting of the just ended CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship here.
"I will certainly be putting in a bid to host a junior World Cup, male or female," declared Burrell after the final of the CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship at the Montego Bay Sports Complex over the weekend.
"I will be challenging all stakeholders in government and private sector to partner with the JFF on this."
Burrell has outlined potential benefits of hosting a World Cup at any level saying revenue inflows, exposure for brand Jamaica and the lasting legacy would catapult football and the country to a new plateau.
"Certainly one of the legacies would be the stadia that would have to be built, or developed where they already exist, and this would certainly aid the development of the overall game here," he told the Jamaica Observer.