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Nodley Wright, Freelance Writer <DIV class=KonaBody>
Richard McCallum aspires to become <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica's</SPAN> first choice goalie. - ricardo makyn
While there were broad smiles on the faces of those who witnessed Jamaica's 2-1 win over <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Canada</SPAN> at the National Stadium on Sunday, October 8, the broadest one belonged to Richard McCallum, the goalkeeper.
That smile represented more than Jamaica earning a well-needed win against quality opposition. It was MaCallum's debut and he felt he had done well. And, doing well for him meant that he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
Normally, Shawn Sawyers, who has been looking shaky of late in the national colours, would have been in goal in the absence of first string 'keeper Donovan Ricketts. With Sawyers reporting injured, McCallum, the Waterhouse goalkeeper, was given the nod over Leighton Murray of Village United.
Train hard
"Having had my first taste, I would love to get the opportunity to play in the next game against Peru on November 15," a pumped up McCallum told StarSports recently.
"Of course Donovan Ricketts will get the first preference. He is the more senior player, he has been there longer and has even captained the team before but I intend to train hard, give it my best performance so that I will be considered," continued McCallum who is aiming to become the country's first string goalkeeper and to play professionally abroad.
Based on his performance in his first game, the 22-year-old former Cornwall <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">College </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">student</SPAN> has every reason to believe that he will have more caps.
"After the game all my teammates congratulated me, coach Brown did, coach Wedderburn, coach Young and even some of the supporters came up to me and told me I did well," said McCallum who knew he would
Richard McCallum aspires to become <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica's</SPAN> first choice goalie. - ricardo makyn
While there were broad smiles on the faces of those who witnessed Jamaica's 2-1 win over <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Canada</SPAN> at the National Stadium on Sunday, October 8, the broadest one belonged to Richard McCallum, the goalkeeper.
That smile represented more than Jamaica earning a well-needed win against quality opposition. It was MaCallum's debut and he felt he had done well. And, doing well for him meant that he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
Normally, Shawn Sawyers, who has been looking shaky of late in the national colours, would have been in goal in the absence of first string 'keeper Donovan Ricketts. With Sawyers reporting injured, McCallum, the Waterhouse goalkeeper, was given the nod over Leighton Murray of Village United.
Train hard
"Having had my first taste, I would love to get the opportunity to play in the next game against Peru on November 15," a pumped up McCallum told StarSports recently.
"Of course Donovan Ricketts will get the first preference. He is the more senior player, he has been there longer and has even captained the team before but I intend to train hard, give it my best performance so that I will be considered," continued McCallum who is aiming to become the country's first string goalkeeper and to play professionally abroad.
Based on his performance in his first game, the 22-year-old former Cornwall <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">College </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">student</SPAN> has every reason to believe that he will have more caps.
"After the game all my teammates congratulated me, coach Brown did, coach Wedderburn, coach Young and even some of the supporters came up to me and told me I did well," said McCallum who knew he would
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