The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s selected candidate to replace departed technical director Anton Corneal is, in fact, Anton Corneal. Less than two months after resigning his post as TTFA technical director, Corneal has returned to the helm—“effective immediately”. The TTFA Media released a statement from Corneal this evening that confirmed his about-turn, after …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Bishop’s v Scarborough postponed; Siparia West, CIC and Arima near zonal titles
Today’s scheduled top of the table Tobago Boys Championship Division match between Bishop’s High School and Scarborough Secondary is now the second game of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season to be postponed due to a Covid-19 scare. A release from the SSFL today revealed that the fixture …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Championship set to resume with key Friday clashes carded; Chaguanas v Moruga moved
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee will wait until Friday morning to render a verdict on whether the next round of Championship Division matches will play as scheduled. The SSFL postponed all Under-14 and Girls Championship Division matches rostered for today. However, if the skies continue to hold, …
Read More »SSFL postpones Premier matches “due to inclement weather”; “Naps” vs Benedict’s on pause
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive has postponed all Premier Division games scheduled for today, “due to the inclement weather”. The games will now be moved “to a date to be fixed”. The decision follows heavy rainfall this morning with flooding across parts of the country. Today’s marquee match-up …
Read More »Central Boys Championship games postponed due to Covid scare; Premier fixture change
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee announced the postponement of all Central Zone Boys Championship Division matches this week due to a Covid-19 scare. The decision was taken, according to the SSFL, “due to the fact that students from Presentation College (Chaguanas) and Couva East Secondary are exhibiting …
Read More »Adams: We won’t compromise team’s ability to prepare! WI drop Hetmyer after two missed flights
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel has cut talented batsman Shimron Hetmyer from its ICC T20 World Cup team, after the 25-year-old cricketer’s apparent reluctance to board a flight to Australia. Hetmyer, according to a CWI press release, missed two flights to Australia and wore out the patience of …
Read More »Court accepts TTFA debt repayment plan, as Warner withdraws case after Fenwick/Miller compromise
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) can finally begin paying off its creditors—under terms agreed in May—after High Court Judge Devindra Rampersad accepted its proposed debt repayment plan yesterday. The key sticking point was legal objects raised by the British duo of former coach Terry Fenwick and salesman Peter …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Naparima thump Speyside to revive title chances, while Fatima and Benedict’s cruise again
Naparima College thumped Speyside High School 7-0 at Lewis Street in San Fernando today while Fatima College and St Benedict’s College also registered lopsided wins in Group A of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division. And, at roughly halfway through the group stage, a pattern is beginning to …
Read More »Eve: “This tournament worked for us”; T&T coach points to positives after 2-1 loss to Thailand
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team suffered their second defeat of the invitational King’s Cup tournament this morning, as they lost 2-1 to hosts Thailand in the third place playoff at the Chiang Mai Stadium. Tajikistan won the tournament via kicks from the penalty mark, after a regulation …
Read More »HDC promises more rental units for working poor, from Beetham to Chaguanas, Bon Air and Laventille
Trinidad and Tobago’s Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has vowed to expand its supply of homes attainable to the working poor, starting with the reconstruction of rental units at 23rd and 24th Streets in Beetham Gardens. The Beetham project, according to a HDC release, will be “the template for the reconstruction …
Read More »Eve laments “lack of professionalism”, as T&T lose 2-1 to Tajikistan despite Judah opener
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus lamented a “lack of professionalism” by his players today, as they failed to hold on to a one goal lead over Tajikistan and eventually lost 2-1 in the invitational King’s Cup tournament in Thailand. The result means the Soca Warriors …
Read More »Malick docked points for “late player registration”, as Chaguanas North awarded result
Malick Secondary became the first Premier Division team in the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season to lose points in the boardroom, as their triumph over Chaguanas North Secondary was reversed for the late registration of players. A release by SSFL general secretary Azaad Khan noted that: “Malick Secondary …
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