10 players from Jamaican club denied entry to USImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Concacaf Champions Cup involves teams from North America, Central America and the CaribbeanByAilsa CowenBBC Sport journalistPublished49 minutes agoTen players from Jamaican side Mount Pleasant have been denied a visa to enter the United States for Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions Cup tie against LA Galaxy. Mount Pleasant, winners of the 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, are set to make their Champions Cup debut against Galaxy at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California. The Jamaican side have been forced to call up a number of academy players for the fixture.”We don’t want to just show up for the game, we want to be able to compete, but we are not being given the opportunity to be at our best,” Mount Pleasant sporting director Paul Christie told the Jamaica Observer., external
Mount Pleasant’s squad includes seven players from the Caribbean island nation of Haiti.
United States President Donald Trump revealed a partial travel ban on nationals from Haiti in June 2025.
Exemptions are in place for events such as the World Cup, which is being co-hosted by the US this summer.
The Champions Cup is organised by Concacaf and involves teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It is unclear if an exemption is in place for the tournament.
BBC Sport has contacted Concacaf and Mount Pleasant for comment.
