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St Ann FA President Danny Beckford.
Updated 57 minutes ago Brian Lewis/Staff Reporter

Northcoast trouble brews

Trouble is brewing in St Ann football circles, with Mount Pleasant Academy and the St Ann Football Association at loggerheads over the club’s future home ground following the arrival of Chapelton Maroons at the Drax Hall Sports Complex. The tension centres on the Drax Hall facility, which Mount Pleasant have used since gaining promotion to the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) in 2018 and in which they have invested millions of dollars in upgrades over the years.

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