Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer has suggested that David John-Williams might have abused the TTFA’s constitution by the manner in which the local football body selected Capelli Sport as its new kit sponsor. After two weeks of speculation from Soca Warriors fans and a press …
Read More »Camara denies Women’s coaching appointments; Board furious as De Four announces staff
Does the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) have a new national women’s coach? TTFA Board members and Women’s League of Football (WoLF) president Susan Joseph-Warrick are uncertain, TTFA general secretary Camara David says no and football president David John-Williams is saying nothing at all. But coach Stephan De Four …
Read More »“We can’t even get worked up anymore!” TTFA Board bemused over mysterious kit deal
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has apparently left the local football body’s Board in the dark again, as the Soca Warriors have suddenly taken to wearing Capelli Sport outfits on the cusp of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. The change appears to signal a switch …
Read More »Lawrence names final Gold Cup squad; Aubrey, Russell and Plaza miss out due to visa issues
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has named his final 23-man squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, with uncapped United States-based duo of goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh and defender Leland Archer earning late spots alongside Kevin Molino, Joevin Jones and Cordell Cato. Lawrence omitted just …
Read More »Eve: TTFA killing dreams of young players; DJW and co jet off to Japan and France
Club Sando and Naparima College head coach Angus Eve has vowed to take over two dozen young footballers to see Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Shamfa Cudjoe, in a last ditch effort to save their dream of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series. Yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »TTFA axes Men’s Olympic Team; Camara appears to contradict FIFA on Home of Football
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Camara David has confirmed that the local football body will not participate in the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic qualifying series. David, via a press statement, said the football body’s decision was due to ‘financial difficulties’ and because the Olympic Games was a ‘difficult …
Read More »A top player and a ‘bag of tricks’: T&T football mourns passing of Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano
“[Jason Marcano] didn’t want to beat a player once, he wanted to beat him two or three times. But he was bright enough to adjust and be able to use his ability within a team structure…” “When you talk about a model professional player, he is one. Most of my …
Read More »Eve: T&T football is going backwards and DJW should resign; national youth players now working in construction!
Men’s National Under-23 Team head coach-in-waiting, Angus Eve, is urging Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his Board to accept that they are not up to the job of running local football and resign with immediate effect. Eve’s plea came within 24 hours of a press …
Read More »Enter Gillette: Swim president coos over DJW and Home of Football in debut appearance
Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) president and former Energy Minister and Petrotrin chairman Lindsay Gillette made his first public splash in local football yesterday, in a remarkably unremarkable press conference at his Woodford Street, Port of Spain office. By Gillette’s retelling, the media gathering marked ‘a historic …
Read More »Dexter St Louis dies at 51; TTOC president pays homage to iconic T&T table tennis player
Iconic Trinidad and Tobago table tennis player Dexter St Louis passed away today in France, where he played professionally in Bordeaux. He was 51. A release from St Louis’ family, issued through attorney Matthew Gayle, said he died after ‘a short illness’ surrounded by his wife, Jeromaine Chung-St Louis and …
Read More »“They’ve appointed a cabal!” Check and mate as DJW finds way to legally dodge TTFA Board
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams will be able to legitimately run the local game without consulting his Board for the foreseeable future, due to a loophole in the constitution that was enacted on Monday evening. Article 20.2 of the TTFA Constitution describes the Board of Directors …
Read More »SPORTT pays for T&T U-17s to sit CSEC exams in Florida; Stern: Time to execute
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team have precious little time to soak in the atmosphere in Bradenton, Florida. The junior Soca Warriors landed in Florida last night and, by tomorrow evening, they will already be in ‘do or die’ territory when they tackle Bermuda from 4pm at the IMG Academy …
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