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Latoya DaCosta is a Head of Senior Women's Competition for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
, stylized as Concacaf). Previously, she held the position of Senior Manager of Competitions & Events. The 41 Member Confederation's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct Men's World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. DaCosta previously served at the
Caribbean Football Union The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) is the representative organization for football associations in the Caribbean. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 6 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. The Union was established in Januar ...
(CFU) level in a similar capacity, being in charge of Competitions for the thirty-one Member Associations of the union. The CFU is the nominal governing body for association football in the Caribbean. It represents twenty-five
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member nations, as well as six territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. DaCosta is also a FIFA Match Director. Formerly, the General Manager for the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) and the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), from its inception until 2013. She was in charge of
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's top local football Competitions,
National Premier League The National Premier League, also known for sponsorship purposes as the Red Stripe Premier League, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. Contested between 12 clubs, it op ...
, National U-21 and the All Island KO Competition. Twelve clubs participate in these competitions; the Premier League and U-21 is run over 9 months. The All Island KO is played by the fourteen Parish Champions and the twelve Premier League Clubs. Chairman of the PLCA and PFAJ associations during her tenure was former Jamaican Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (now deceased). DaCosta was Director of Competition of the
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until her resignation in 2007. She attended
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, Excelsior Community College,
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,
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and the United States Sports Academy.


References

* http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/64649/page/ * http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/showthread.php?t=10607 * https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/latoya-dacosta-i-want-to-achieve-the-best-teamwork-in-football-events


External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111517/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110825/sports/sports5.html * http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/showthread.php?t=10607 * http://gallery.jamaica-gleaner.com/gallery/seaga-birthday/seagabirthdayza20130529ws.jpg {{DEFAULTSORT:Dacosta, Latoya Football people in Jamaica Year of birth missing (living people) Living people