MARC STAMP, STAR Writer

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell is calling on full support for the nation as hosts in the group stage of the 2015 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship scheduled from August 11-23.

Jamaica and the Cayman Islands were announced as hosts of the second-ever edition of the competition, which has evolved into an intercontinental event.

"It shows confidence in the country and I therefore use this opportunity to call on all parties in the hotel, transportation and other service areas, as well as volunteers to once again live up to the standard expected," Burrell stated in a release.

"Football continues to contribute significantly to the economic and social life of the country," he also said.

The JFF is yet to finalise a venue in Kingston to host a group consisting of nine teams, including Jamaica.

A total of 37 teams will participate in the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, including guest teams Brazil of South America, England and Ni-Vanuatu of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Ni-Vanuatu, along with eight other teams, will be based in Kingston,while 24 teams will compete in Grand Cayman, and four in Cayman Brac from August 9-17.

Then the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place in Grand Cayman from August 18-23. CONCACAF introduced this tournament in 2013 and it is aimed at the development of youth players and increasing the international exposure of youth teams across the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football region.