Midway through its third season, the NLCL Community Cup tournament has announced its imminent expansion, with the under-19 competition now spreading to also include an under-15 division. NLCL managing director Brian Jordan said the new age bracket will kick off in “late March”, following the conclusion of the current U-19 …
Read More »TTFA announces National U-17 match against Footy Fest All Stars, Cooper says “no”
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team have four weeks left to prepare for their opening Concacaf Under-17 Championship match against Canada on 11 February in Guatemala City. As it turns out, an exhibition match against a Footy Fest All Star Team may no longer be part of those …
Read More »NLCL 23: SMS better World Class, as Israel, Tinto and Faustin strike in Bon Air
World Class Soccer Clinic custodian Josiah Morris took a step to his left, behind his defensive wall, in anticipation of another curling and dipping free kick by Soccer Made Simple (SMS) captain and left back Tyrell Inniss. But it was attacker Jaheim Faustin, one of two SMS players standing over …
Read More »Browne: Hadad must name mystery TTFA “financier”; NC, Trustee accused of misleading members
Veteran Footballers Foundation president Selby Browne has accused the Robert Hadad-led Normalisation Committee and its trustee, Maria Daniel, of misleading members of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). And further, in a letter penned on Christmas Eve to acting TTFA general secretary Amiel Mohammed, Browne has now “demanded” that …
Read More »“Neo-colonialism”, “diabolical”, “justifiable”; TTFA creditors speak out as Hadad tries to hold off football membership
Somewhere between 2006 and 2010, as Trinidad and Tobago’s football stock fell on and off the field—and, as always, the decline in one was linked to happenings in the other—a group of influential members allegedly decided that change was necessary. Then Fifa vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Grayson guides St Mary’s to Big 5 title, after holding Arima goalless in Velodrome showdown
St Mary’s College ended their 2022 season with the penultimate Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) boys under-20 trophy at stake but it was a hard-fought affair in the closing National Big 5 competition at the Arima Velodrome on Sunday evening. At kickoff, the “Saints” had nine points from three matches …
Read More »SSFL 2022: St Augustine awarded E/Mucurapo play-off, season could end with incomplete fixtures
St Augustine Secondary and East Mucurapo Secondary will meet on Monday 12 December in a play-off fixture from 3.30pm at the St Mary’s College ground, in what looks set to be the final act of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. The loser will join relegated outfit Moruga …
Read More »SSFL 2022: St Mary’s win promotion to Premier Division, despite playing “under protest” at “deplorable” Siparia surface
St Mary’s College made light of a dodgy surface in Siparia to motor their way back into the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition in 2023 today. The “Saints” whipped Siparia West Secondary 5-2 in a Big 5 game played “under protest” at the Siparia Sporting Complex or …
Read More »Intercol 2022: “Caps” appeal Rivers ruling, as Chaguanas “tentatively” set to face Benedict’s tomorrow
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee will determine tomorrow’s 2022 National Intercol quarterfinal match-up, after Carapichaima East Secondary formally protested the decision to suspend them from the competition. “Caps” defeated Chaguanas North Secondary Secondary 6-5 via kicks from the penalty mark in the Central Zone Intercol final on …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain
Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Fixtures Committee brushes off Arima’s “no confidence motion”, after Big 5 confusion
“[…] How can the SSFL decide that an unavailable ground is reason enough to postpone an already rescheduled game in a tournament that has already started a month late—and when there were grounds available elsewhere? “[…] I object to (SSFL assistant secretary administration and fixtures committee member) Gerald Elliot’s disregard …
Read More »“This is not me giving up…” Pooran quits as WI captain after 9 wins and 21 defeats
West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has stepped down as white ball captain, in the wake of the team’s humiliating group stage exit from the ICC Men’s T20 2022 World Cup tournament. Pooran took up the reins on 3 May 2022, after compatriot Kieron Pollard’s sudden resignation as leader. However, West …
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