Thirteen members of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz squad are expected to leave the island today for Los Angeles where they will begin the quest to capture the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The team recently returned to the island from a one-week camp during which they played two matches in preparation for the tournament. Their first game against a Cayman Islands All-Star team was aborted, with Jamaica leading 5-0 due to bad weather. They stopped the Cayman Islands 4-1 in the second game played on Sunday.

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The team will be headed by team captain Ricardo Gardner, who, like defensive stalwart Ian Goodison, missed the trip to Cayman but have been included in the final squad. Also joining the team are the United Kingdom-based Jamal Campbell-Ryce and Demar Phillips, who plays in Norway. Striker Marlon King and Andy Williams, who were also expected to join the squad, will be unable to play in the tournament. Williams has cited personal issues for his absence, while King has an injury.

First-string goalkeeper, Donovan Ricketts, who is being discussed as an All-Star candidate in the MLS following his impressive season for the Los Angeles Galaxy, is one of five players based in that country included in the squad. Tyrone Marshall, who led the team to the Digicel Caribbean Champ-ionships, which secured the country's place in the tournament, has also been named along with Omar Cummings, Nicholas Addlery and Dane Richards.

The squad of 20 includes recalled Oneil Thompson and Rodolph Austin, both of whom will travel directly from Europe to join the group.

Full Squad: Goalkeepers- Donovan Ricketts, Dwayne Miller; Defenders - Ricardo Gardner, Ian Goodison, Claude Davis, Damion Stewart, Tyrone Marshall, Eric Vernan, Rafe Wolfe; Midfielders - Demar Phillips, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jermaine Johnson, Jason Morrison, Rodolph Austin, Oneil Thompson; Forwards - Ricardo Fuller, Luton Shelton, Dane Richards, Nicholas Addlery and Omar Cummings.