Preston North End midfielder Daniel Johnson could feature for Jamaica in the Gold Cup

Preston North End midfielder Daniel Johnson could miss the pre-season programme after being named in a provisional Jamaica squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Competing countries in the Gold Cup had to name a huge 60-man roster by the end of last week, with that whittled down to 23 at the start of July.

Johnson made his Jamaica debut last October, playing in back-to-back friendlies against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

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In the second of those games, he scored with a fine left-foot finish from outside the box.

Preston North End midfielder Daniel JohnsonPreston North End midfielder Daniel Johnson
Preston North End midfielder Daniel Johnson

With 37 players to miss out from making the cut, there is a possibility that Johnson won't be involved.

But North End will have to plan for the possibility of being without the 28-year-old, with the group stages starting on July 10 and the final being on August 1 - a week before the season kicks-off.

Jamaica are in a group with Suriname and Costa Rica, and they will be joined by a qualifier from a preliminary section of the tournament.

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Johnson, who signed a new contract in January, made 35 appearances for PNE last season, scoring five goals in all competitions.

He missed the final seven games of the season with a calf injury.

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