Speyside High and Scarborough Secondary took up the last 2024 Coca Cola Intercol zonal semifinal spots yesterday, as the quarterfinal round ended with a double header in Shaw Park, Tobago. Defending Tobago champions, Speyside, cruised into the next phase with a 4-0 win over Pentecostal Light & Life. Attacker Riquelme …
Read More »Intercol 24: “El Do” stun St Augustine; San Juan’s Sween tricks Valencia
El Dorado East Secondary produced the first upset of the 2024 Coca Cola Intercol competition tonight as they eliminated Premier Division outfit St Augustine Secondary 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the Arima Velodrome. A double from attacking midfielder Kanye Eastman saw El Dorado come close to snatching the result …
Read More »SSFL 24: Trinity East still alive in Intercol and Premier Division—but only just
Trinity College East (TCE) savoured two narrow victories in one evening as they made progress across separate Secondary Schools Football League competitions today. Only one of those wins came from a match that they actually played in. On the brink of relegation from the SSFL Premier Division, the “Blue Hawks” …
Read More »Intercol 24: Holy Cross, Siparia West, Mucurapo East & West among prelim winners
Holy Cross College goalkeeper Donnell Thomas was among the goal scorers today as the 2024 Coca Cola National Intercol competition kicked off around the island, with 12 teams taking part in the Preliminary round. Thomas scored directly off a punt from inside his own penalty box as Holy Cross ran …
Read More »SSFL 24: Mucurapo relegated, Trinity East on brink, Speyside fight on
East Mucurapo Secondary will join Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School through the trap door of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, as the northern outfit were relegated today. Mucurapo travelled to Signal Hill Secondary needing their first away win since they edged Miracle Ministries 1-0 on Wednesday 25 …
Read More »“He will elevate T&T football!” TTFA announces Yorke as new Soca Warriors head coach
Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated footballer of all time, is the new head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) made the announcement in a press release today. No details were given with regards to the length of …
Read More »SSFL confirms St Augustine’s seven-point deduction; St Anthony’s go to fourth
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) general secretary Azaad Khan has confirmed a seven-point deduction for St Augustine Secondary for using an unregistered player, Shumba Cudjoe, for four games and a suspended player, Aaden Maharaj, in one outing. All five games—two of which were previously won by St Augustine—are now tabulated …
Read More »SSFL 24: “Zoom Zoom” stars as Benedict’s routs MMPHS; Fatima down Arima
No other football team can catch St Benedict’s College now! Whatever their fate in the boardroom, there has been little doubt about which schools has ruled the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) playing fields in 2024. And, this afternoon, the “La Romaine Lions” put an exclamation mark on their form …
Read More »SSFL 24: ‘Pres’ stumble against ‘Green Machine’; Benedict’s on brink
St Benedict’s College need only one point now to claim their 2024 SSFL Premier Division title—registration issues notwithstanding—after Presentation College (San Fernando) failed to revive their faltering title challenge on Warren Street in St Augustine. The “Pres Lions” were away to St Augustine Secondary and a win would have seen …
Read More »Eight Fifa U-17 World Cup spots available; T&T get Concacaf draw
Trinidad and Tobago will hope to benefit from the expansion of the Fifa Men’s Under-17 World Cup when the Concacaf qualifying series kicks off next February. Fifa will stage the next five editions of its Men’s Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. And the major changes in the format are the …
Read More »2024 Big 5: Hillview, Scarborough chase historic Premier places
Hillview College and Scarborough Secondary will be chasing their maiden appearances in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division when the 2024 Big Five competition kicks off on Friday 25 October. Hillview College are East Zone Championship winners, just 12 months after winning promotion from the third tier Senior …
Read More »SSFL 24: San Juan North host Speyside on Tue, in key rescheduled match-up
San Juan North Secondary and Speyside High will clash a day ahead of schedule at Bourg Mulatresse tomorrow, as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division enters Match Day 13. The change in date is due to travel complications for the visiting Speyside team. At the end of the …
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