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‘Bunny’ Shaw nets double - Girlz defeat Nicaragua 3-2 to move atop group B
March 03, 2026
The Reggae Girlz moved to the top of group B in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, as they got the better of Nicaragua 3-2 last night at the Nicaragua National Stadium.
Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw bagged a brace, scoring in the 37th and 59th minutes, alongside a strike from Shania Hayles in the 68th minute, to hand all three points to the Reggae Girlz.
Nicaraguan captain Sheyla Flores scored in the 27th, while Nuria Marquez added her name to the scoresheet in the 82nd.
It was Nicaragua who opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark, against the run of play.
A handball in the box gave Nicaragua a penalty kick, which Flores stepped up to convert.
Their lead would not last long, as Shaw found the leveller 10 minutes later, heading home a cross from Tiffany Cameron.
Jamaica would take the lead in the second half as Shaw bagged her second goal of the night, reacting fastest in the box to poke home a loose ball from point-blank range.
The Girlz added a third soon after, this time Shaw playing the role of provider.
She turned her marker in the box, before playing the ball across the face of goal, finding Hayles who scored into an empty net.
Jamaica continued to press and came close to a fourth when Shaw was set free in the 75th minute, but she was denied by a brilliant double save from Nicaraguan custodian Greta Ginie.
Nicaragua found their second goal of the night as Marquez headed home from a corner delivery in the 82nd minute.
The dying minutes of the game proved to be a hectic battle as Nicaragua, hoping to leave with a point, went searching for the equaliser that would not come.
With the result, Jamaica move atop Group B with six points from two matches, tied with Nicaragua, who were completing their third match.
However, Jamaica hold the advantage with a better goal difference, with their 21 goals scored compared to Nicaragua's nine.
Guyana sit third with three points, while Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica sit fourth and fifth, respectively, both without a point.
The Girlz will play their next two games at home, facing Antigua on April 10, before closing out the group against Guyana on April 18.
The winner of the group will advance to the Concacaf W Championship, which will serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The Reggae Girlz are hunting their third consecutive appearance at the World Cup, and their first-ever Olympic Games appearance.
