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From left: Germaine Spencer, President of Montego Bay United, Yoni Epstein, head of Montego Multi-Sports Development Limited and Richard Vernon chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay during the unveiling of plans earlier t
Published 5 hours ago Brian Lewis/Staff Reporter

Football returns to MoBay Sports Complex in December

THE MONTEGO BAY Sports Complex, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa in 2025, is on course to host its first match back in December, according to the chairman of Montego Bay Multi Sport Development Limited, Yoni Epstein. “Our intent, as I said before, is to host our first (football) match back at Montego Bay Sports Complex in December,” Epstein said in the Second City yesterday. Jamaica Premier League campaigners Montego Bay United will, therefore, return to their home base before the end of the year. “I think the first match is December 2,” he added.

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