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President of the Jamaica Football
Federation, Captain Horace Burrell has fired Technical Director
Rene Simoes after Jamaica’s poor showing in the current World Cup
campaign.
Speaking quietly from the
aircraft in San Pedro Sula, Burrell confirmed Simoes’s dismissal
to JamaicaWin.com. Only one question could be posed to the head of
the Federation who was on the tarmac ready to leave for Miami.
When asked to confirm the dismissal he whispered, “Yes”.
Jamaica drew with Canada 1-1
before losing to Mexico 0-3 and the lost 0-2 to Honduras last
night.
Simoes guided Jamaica to the
World Cup finals in France 1998. He returned to Jamaica in January
to take up the post after Captain Burrell had dismissed Bora
Mulatinovic who held the job for one year.
Simoes is the second Brazilian to
be fired by Captain Burrell after losing to Honduras, as Clovis
Oliviera was fired in 2001 after losing 0-1 to the same team, also
in a World Cup qualifier.
A replacement will be named next
week. Jamaica continue their quest for a place in the CONCACAF
final group of six with three homes games. The first is against
Mexico at the National Stadium on October 11.
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