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Speid: Hall the front runner for Reggae Boyz job
April 13, 2022
Paul Hall is the front runner to stay on as senior men's national football team head coach, however, other candidates have submitted applications for the job, Jamaica Football Federation's (JFF) technical Committee chairman, Rudolph Speid, revealed.
Hall's tenure as Reggae Boyz head coach ended on March 30, following the team's last Concacaf final-round World Cup qualifying match against Honduras at the National Stadium.
Although public opinion is strongly divided over whether or not the 49-year-old should remain in the job, the JFF said it would assess his performance before making a decision on the next Reggae Boyz coach.
Speid disclosed, however, that they are no closer to naming the coach of the team as Hall's assessment is incomplete and they are also evaluating submissions from other applicants.
"We are not close. We haven't finished assessing him (Hall) as yet but he is still the front runner. But other people are still applying. We are looking at some other people and we have to do that," Speid said.
Hall replaced Theodore Whitmore after eight of 14 games in the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign last December. The results did not get better but many admired Hall's more possession-based, attacking style.
The Reggae Boyz will return to international competition when they contest the Concacaf Nation League first stage in June. They have been drawn in Group A against Mexico and Suriname.
