In answer to the summons of National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence, out of the wilderness comes Keon Daniel, who last represented Trinidad and Tobago at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013. Addressing the media before taking his team through their paces at the Larry Gomes Stadium yesterday, Lawrence explained …
Read More »Carolina Morace is out, Jamaal Shabazz is in! TTFA appoints new women’s boss
Trinidad and Tobago National Youth Football Coordinator and Morvant Caledonia United head coach Jamaal Shabazz was today effectively appointed as technical director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) women’s programme. Shabazz’s new portfolio appears to mirror that of outgoing Italian coach Carolina Morace as he will serve as …
Read More »‘Ball Pest’ opens Petit Valley account; ex-T&T playmaker takes step back to go forward
Even if you had no idea who he was, Keron “Ball Pest” Cummings would have caught your eye on Saturday afternoon at the Diego Martin North Secondary School ground. With the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Two game seemingly headed for a goalless draw, the former Soca Warriors midfield …
Read More »Ciao Carolina! T&T women’s programme in jeopardy as Italian walks after three months without pay
The Italian renaissance of the Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team programme appears to be over—after just under six months—as the much vaunted head coach Carolina Morace officially informed the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) on Friday that she has had enough. Morace, a former Italy player and Canada …
Read More »TTSL in election mode: Look Loy, Ottley discuss visions and potential conflicts of interest
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) will hold its first formal elections on 9 August at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva with interim president and FC Santa Rosa coach Keith Look Loy likely to be challenged for the head job and a seat on the Trinidad and …
Read More »Shock call-ups for Keon Daniel, Keron Clarke and Isaiah Hudson in T&T squad to face Ecuador
Unattached maverick playmaker Keon Daniel, FC Santa Rosa forward Keron Clarke and teenaged W Connection attacker Isaiah Hudson were three surprise call-ups today as Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence selected a 26-man provisional squad to play Ecuador in Guayaquil on 26 July. The friendly international is …
Read More »DJW confirms Couva switch for Honduras WCQ, TTFA plots Emancipation Day friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will play their do-or-die World Cup qualifier against Honduras on 1 September at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 8pm. It will be the first time in eight years that the Soca Warriors play a World Cup qualifying home match outside of the …
Read More »Come on, you Gunners! A T&T Arsenal fan urges ‘couch coaches’ to try positivity
I love football, I love English football and, more specifically, I love EPL football team Arsenal. I consider myself a huge fan and anytime I get the opportunity to watch one of their games in person I will take it. I changed my Cable TV plan to ensure that I can …
Read More »T&T clinch Ecuador friendly in Guayaquil; still mulling over playing Sept WCQ in Couva
The Soca Warriors will resume preparations for September’s vital 2018 World Cup qualifying matches with a trip to Guayaquil for friendly international action on 26 July. Ecuador are ranked 31st in the world by FIFA—almost 50 places above Trinidad and Tobago, who are at 78. However, both teams are expected to …
Read More »Hyland moves to Saudi Arabia, Carlyle joins Plaza in India and Julien targets T&T call-up
Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Khaleem Hyland will spend his foreseeable professional career in Saudi Arabia, as the 28-year-old midfielder announced a two-year deal with top flight club, Al-Faisaly—who are believed to hold an option for an additional year. Hyland, a tigerish box-to-box midfielder with 71 international caps and four goals, …
Read More »So we is not coach too? TTFA’s coach selection process questioned after more Connection hirings
San Juan Jabloteh are one win away from sweeping the three categories of the Flow Youth Pro League (FYPL) for the third straight season. However, with the decisive match carded for the San Juan North Secondary School compound in Bourg Mulatresse today, some people in the Jabloteh ranks feel as …
Read More »Is TTFA getting better or worse? CFA triumph, Look Loy’s delayed ascendancy and multiple financial queries
“[Wednesday] night was a massive defeat for the TTFA executive, which has provoked controversy for the last six months with its stance against the Central Football Association and the TTSL,” TTSL interim president Keith Look Loy told Wired868. “My take is it was a great victory for grassroots democracy in …
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