Jamaica last month, has been banned from international football for three years by Bermuda Football Association.

BFA General Secretary David Sabir confirmed yesterday that the suspension was handed out to the Devonshire Colts winger on Friday night when he appeared before the executive committee.

Lewis was involved in a clash with coach Mark Trott and was sent home before the team's final two matches against Jamaica which Bermuda won on aggregate to clinch a Pan Am Games spot.

"The association takes a very dim view of these types of things,'' said Sabir yesterday when confirming the suspension which does not involve domestic football.

"At all times when representing the Island they (players) must do so in amicable conduct. Sometimes one gets overzealous and unfortunately everything has a price and the executive committee wants to make it clear that when you are given the opportunity to represent the country you must do it at the highest level possible.

"Exemplary conduct is necessary at all times. He realised he made a mistake and hopefully he can learn from this.'' Meanwhile, the BFA continues to finalise the squad which will travel to Florida this Saturday for a tournament involving the US Pan-Am team, the US Under-21 team and German Bundesliga club Bayern Leverkusen.

The tour is seen as important in the lead-up to Bermuda's participation in the Pan-Am finals in Argentina in March.

It is anticipated that about four players presently in college in the US will be involved with the touring squad. So far two have confirmed their availability while two others remain uncertain.

The Under-23 team is also expected to be involved in an exhibition match on its return to help both their Pan-Am preparation and raise funds for the legal costs of the seven soccer players who are being held in Florida on drug charges.

Yesterday families of the players expressed interest in staging a fund raising match and Sabir said the association would probably be involved.

"We've given sanction to a match so that persons in the community can support it,'' said Sabir.

"From our point of view we're looking at some sort of match activity. We just can't keep practising without a match.'' DAVID SABIR -- `BFA takes a dim view of these kind of things'.