‘Heavy is the head’

Since qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup as plucky underdogs, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said the expectations are now higher than ever as the team goes hunting for a third consecutive World Cup appearance. The Reggae Girlz made their first appearance at the World Cup when they qualified in 2019, surprising many in what was considered a Cinderella story for a national programme that, just five years earlier, was unranked and in hiatus.