Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet has accused Central FC managing director and ex-World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho of displaying a lesser mentality than developing nation, Bangladesh—his former employers—after the pair clashed over the release of players for national training, which began on Thursday 15 …
Read More »Maurice is out; Shabazz, Latapy, Babwah and Isaac are in! Saintfiet names technical squad
Dr Terence Babwah and Dave Isaac are back in the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad and they will have director of youth football, Russell Latapy, and technical programmes coordinator, Jamaal Shabazz, for company. Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Azaad Khan, who is also the …
Read More »Fast and furious: Saintfiet drops Kenwyne to go for faster Warriors attack
New Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet made his first big call as Soca Warriors coach today—and it was a six foot three decision. Saintfiet selected his first squad today and named 28 players to face Nicaragua in friendly internationals on 27 and 30 December. And, even …
Read More »Central go six points clear atop Pro League standings after Connection win
There might be three constants in life on the two island republic at present: death, rising taxes and Central FC taking three points. After 10 rounds of 2016/17 Pro League matches—and with just eight games left in the regular season—the “Couva Sharks” remain unbeaten in the league competition and already …
Read More »Naps hold off Pres Lions in fiery Big Four finale, as police called to separate warring staff
Presentation College (San Fernando) football team paramedic Natalie Charles did her part to try to cool down Naparima College yesterday evening in the final game of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. But it was as futile as everything else the “Pres Lions” tried in the Big Four final …
Read More »How the TTFA ended up with Saintfiet; and DJW’s role in the whole affair
The local football body’s board of directors, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) constitution, holds the ultimate responsibility to: “appoint the coaches for the representative teams and other technical staff.” And it is the board of directors that: “shall appoint the chairmen, deputy chairmen and members of …
Read More »TTFA set to appoint obscure Belgian; ex-Bangladesh coach asked to take T&T to World Cup
The coach entrusted with taking Trinidad and Tobago to the Russia 2018 World Cup is not coming from South America. His last job was in Bangladesh! In a bizarre turn of events, Wired868 understands that Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is set to name 43-year-old Belgian …
Read More »The strain, the support, Molino… Wired868’s final chat with Stephen Hart as T&T coach
“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve reached my second goal,” Stephen Hart told Wired868. “My first goal was to bring us back to a certain level, using the Gold Cup. Because for me, as I said, you always have to measure yourself in CONCACAF first. “The second goal was to …
Read More »Army, Central FC celebrate Friday conquests; but Scotland, Ettienne and Saunders point to painful Pro League truths
Not every skin teeth, as the old people say, is a laugh. And, as Defence Force and Central FC players posed with trophies and giant cheques at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, tension was not far beneath the surface. Central, who won the Pro League title for …
Read More »No Latapy or Fevrier; Nakhid, Fenwick and Vranes face international competition for Warriors job
Former Trinidad and Tobago captain and Europe-based midfielder, David Nakhid, is the sole Trinidad-born candidate with his hat in the ring, as the TTFA’s technical committee pores over more than a dozen applicants to lead the Soca Warriors through the remainder of the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. But …
Read More »Samuel shines as Stars savour third straight penalties win; Jorsling tricks Caledonia
The Defence Force and Ma Pau Stars football clubs will contest the first meaningful trophy of the 2016/17 Pro League season after booking their places in the First Citizens Cup final in contrasting style yesterday evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. For Defence Force and, in particular, Devorn …
Read More »DJW hurdles AGM; TV cash vow mutes concerns about Hart and TTFA’s secrecy culture
There were a few tackles and spells of high pressing. But, at the end of yesterday’s AGM, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams might have been tempted to pour himself a glass of celebratory wine. Since the football body’s last AGM, the John-Williams-led organisation had: used TTFA …
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