Would the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team treat tomorrow’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying fixture against The Bahamas as a warm-up for next Tuesday’s decisive top of the table clash with St Kitts and Nevis? Or will the Soca Warriors simply try to get the best possible result—and …
Read More »BOL launches US$90 Soca Warriors kit with ‘fight back’ theme, TTFA mum on fine-print
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and fledgling Miami-based sport apparel company, BOL, unveiled its new kit for the Soca Warriors this morning, which the Men’s National Senior Team will wear tomorrow for their World Cup qualifying assignment against The Bahamas in Nassau. BOL, which also sponsors Montserrat, said …
Read More »Warriors coaches and players still awaiting promised money from NC; P/Rico rout Bahamas
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team technical staff must wait a bit longer to receive their first pay cheques for 2021, after the Robert Hadad-led Fifa-appointed normalisation committee again failed to live up to its word. On Friday 7 May, the normalisation committee assured Unified Football Coaches of …
Read More »UFCTT disappointed as Hood and Mascall take T&T coaching jobs without tender, James apologises for error
The Unified Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (UFCTT) is considering the future of two representatives from its interim eight member committee, second vice-president Dernelle Mascall and floor member Richard Hood, in the wake of their appointments on the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coaching staff. The Trinidad …
Read More »A tale of two countries: Singh agrees to train with Canada, before he joins Soca Warriors
Twenty-year-old Toronto FC central defender Luke Singh will take an extraordinary detour en route to representing the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team in a do-or-die Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against St Kitts and Nevis, after accepting an invitation to train with the Canada national team this week. …
Read More »No Bostock or Boucaud, but Fenwick picks Jomal, Julien, Singh, Orr and Griffith III in T&T 28-man squad
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick made 10 changes to his squad from their last international match day window, as they head for crucial Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying contests against the Bahamas and St Kitts and Nevis on 5 and 8 June respectively. But …
Read More »Unappreciated nurses, missing test kits, tent life, and ICU trauma: Covid-19 vs MoH
“[…] When you see tents set up [outside hospitals] is when your health system is overwhelmed, but we were using tents from day one! These billion dollar facilities we have and they are not designed to treat infectious diseases. “[…] And the tents are another story. They are sweltering hot …
Read More »Extended restrictions, no target for returning freedoms; reviewing Dr Rowley’s presser
Trinidad and Tobago will retain its current Covid-19 restrictions until at least 4 July, while Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley intends to have Parliament approve a 90-day extension to the state of emergency, which can see the country remain under curfew until 22 August. They were the two main updates …
Read More »Woodley breaks drought, but El Salvador maul Trinidad and Tobago 9-2
Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading Beach Soccer goal scorer, Kevon ‘Showtime’ Woodley, finally opened his account today at the 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship while 21-year-old goalkeeper Jabari Gray saved a penalty kick. But those footnotes were ultimately scant consolation for the twin island republic, as they were mauled 9-2 …
Read More »Pending passports, tight budget, and inactive players: Fenwick’s WCQ challenge
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick will have just four days to prepare his outfit for their next Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying fixture, after the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee rejected his request for an eight-day overseas camp. The Soca Warriors face the Bahamas in Nassau …
Read More »McDougall double steers T&T into Concacaf quarters, after 7-5 win over Turks
Trinidad and Tobago are into the 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship quarterfinal round, after finishing third in Group C today with a 7-5 win over Turks and Caicos at the Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Poacher Dominic McDougall, defender Shallun Bobb and goalkeeper Jabari Gray scored two goals each …
Read More »Hadad-led NC replies on coaches, debt repayment, and outstanding AGM; Wired868 marks response
On Saturday 1 May, representatives for roughly half of the membership of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) wrote a stinging 14-page rebuke of the operation of the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee. The missive was forwarded to Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura. “We look forward to a prompt response from …
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