St Benedict’s College are set to be stripped of 12 points and, by extension, their claim to the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title for their use of captain Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia. However, the “La Romaine Lions” will not face the ultimate sanction of being relegated …
Read More »Magic Martin fails to rescue T&T, as Jamaica U-20s claim Jewels title
The Jamaica Women’s National Under-20 team will have something worth declaring at Customs when they return to Kingston, as they downed the T&T Red Angels (effectively the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 team) 2-1 in the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 final this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium …
Read More »St Benedict’s star, Pierre, could miss T&T’s U-17 WCQ; chooses school tour over national camp
Trinidad and Tobago look likely to be without the services of talented 16-year-old defender Adam ‘Toka’ Pierre for their 2025 Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifying campaign. Pierre was a key figure for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 Concacaf Under-15 Championship. However, Wired868 understands that Pierre has not trained once …
Read More »Herbert steers T&T U17s past elder compatriots; White Angels in must-win scenario against Jamaica
The T&T White Angels (ostensibly the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team) are in danger of missing out on a spot in Friday’s final of the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 tournament. Blame the T&T Red Angels (the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team) for that. Today, the …
Read More »T&T White Angels held goalless by SVG; T&T U-20 and U-17 women clash next
It was a tale of two halves and no goals for Trinidad and Tobago football fans today as the T&T White Angels (the Women’s National Under-20 Team) were held goalless by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Women’s National Under-20 outfit on Match Day Two of the Jewels of the …
Read More »Martin grabs a beaver-trick as T&T Red Angels thump Dominica 5-0
The T&T Red Angels, ostensibly the Trinidad and Tobaog Women’s National Under-17 Team, set down a marker in the Jewels of the Caribbean Under-20 tournament this afternoon with a 5-0 win over Dominica at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. And playmaker Orielle Martin, used at centre forward, shone brightest …
Read More »SSFL 24: Fatima fire Charles; coach admits to strained relations with Old Boys
Three Premier Division seasons, four major trophies—and then the axe. Coach Hutson “Baba” Charles’ era at Fatima College came to an abrupt end yesterday when he and assistant coach Russell Sutton were dismissed from the staff, just hours after finishing second in the 2024 Coca Cola National Intercol competition. In …
Read More »Intercol 24: Zoom Zoom reigns! Garcia double sees St Benedict’s hold off Fatima
It had to be him. St Benedict’s College finished the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season unbeaten, after a 2-0 triumph over Fatima College in the Coca Cola Boys National Intercol final this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. And, not for the first time, forward and …
Read More »SSFL 2024: Have Gonzales-led execs destroyed credibility of 2024 season?
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales has, uncharacteristically, kept a still tongue in the past two weeks. During that period, Gonzales has not taken or returned calls from Wired868 to address pertinent matters related to the competition he heads. There are multiple disciplinary matters from the current season …
Read More »Intercol 24: Signal Hill protest semifinal loss; claim Benedict’s goalie breached law six times
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is facing another protest involving St Benedict’s College, as Tobago Zone champions, Signal Hill Secondary, are claiming that referee Crystal Sobers allowed clear rule violations by opposing goalkeeper Thane Devenish. Devenish saved two penalties in St Benedict’s 4-3 shootout win over Signal Hill at …
Read More »Big Five 2024: Scarborough-Pleasantville fixture ends without result, as issues mount
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five competition suffered another blow yesterday evening as a fixture between Pleasantville Secondary and Scarborough Secondary ended without a result in Shaw Park, Tobago, due to a lighting issue. The score was 1-1 at the time—but there were 20 minutes plus stoppage time …
Read More »Intercol 24: Fatima hold off Sween’s San Juan in semis, but lose Trestrail
Fatima College are into the SSFL National Intercol final for the second time in three years, after a 2-0 win over San Juan North Secondary this evening at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex. But their victory came at a cost. Fatima will face either St Benedict’s College or Signal Hill …
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