Meanwhile, the Jamaica Football Federation and SuperClubs Resorts Group announced a $40-million sponsorship yesterday at the JFF office. The deal commenced in May and will run through to December 2010.
 

The deal - according to, entails offering accommodation to the JFF at concessionary rates, and makes the super-inclusive hotel chain comprising Grand Lido Resorts & Spa, Breezes Resorts, Hedonism Resorts and Starfish Trelawny Resort & Spa the second largest sponsor, in kind, to the federation, behind equipment manufacturers Kappa, out of Turin, Italy.
 

The hotel chain is also expected to play a major role in the eight-team Digicel Caribbean Football Tournament to be hosted by Jamaica in early December.
Most of the games will be played in the western end of the island, and the visiting teams will be housed at the various Resorts within the SuperClubs chain.