Horace Reid, the former general secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation.

Former Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) general secretary, Horace Reid, has been appointed by the Federation Internationale Football Associations (FIFA) to serve on its Stadia Inspector committee for the 2010 World Cup Finals to be hosted by South Africa.

He is one of six officials from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Associations of Football (CONCACAF) who have been assigned by the sport's governing body to do inspection on the probable stadiums that will be used in qualifying competition for the next World Cup and was recommended by Trinidad and Tobago's Austin 'Jack' Warner, a FIFA vice-president.

Global securiy concept

According to a release faxed to the media: "The Federation Internationale Football Association (FIFA) has advised its member national associations that it is launching a global securiy concept in preparation of the start of 2010 World Cup qualifying.

"As part of the concept, FIFA will be carrying out an inspection of stadia which will potentially be used for World Cup qualifying in its 206 member countries."

It added: "On the recommendation of FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president, Austin 'Jack' Warner, FIFA has appointed Horace Reid as a FIFA Stadia Inspector for World Cup 2010 qualifying venues."

Reid currently serves as executive director of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) marketing division, which is based in Jamaica. In preparation for its stadium inspection duties, he departed yesterday for FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, to attend a workshop organized by FIFA for all its World Cup Stadia Inspectors.

Other members appointed from the CONCACAF region are: Tom King (USA), Kevan Pipe (Canada), David Sabir (Bermuda), Jorge Ortega (Costa Rica) and Ramesh Ramhdan (Trinidad & Tobago.

Reid, who also served as manager of the Reggae Boyz during the successful 1998 Road to France campaign, is also the current chairman of CONCACAF's Administration Committee, and Secretary of its Appeals Committee. He is scheduled to return to Jamaica next Sunday.