The Soca Warriors will host the Dominican Republic in Caribbean Cup action from 7pm on Wednesday 5 October at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva rather than at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, due to concerns about the prevailing weather conditions. Tickets are on sale for TT$200 …
Read More »TTFA announces season tickets for “legends” and Warriors fans; and another Bostock bummer
Two hundred Trinidad and Tobago “football legends” are set to finally receive free access to Soca Warriors international matches, as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced a TT$250,000 partnership with the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) yesterday, which will see the implementation of a Season Ticket Program from …
Read More »From Messi to Kenwyne Jones: Atlanta Utd sign ‘Tata’ Martino as franchise coach
Soca Warriors captain Kenwyne Jones will be guided from the sidelines next season by a man whose last centre forward was Argentine sensation and global superstar Lionel Messi. New United States Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, Atlanta United, announced today that former Argentina and Barcelona coach, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, will …
Read More »Haiti thrash Cuba to take U-17 Caribbean Cup title; Jamaica finish third
Haiti won their second successive Under-17 Caribbean Cup title yesterday evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, as the French-speaking islanders routed Cuba 5-0 in the CFU final. Steeve Moondestin put the Haitians ahead with an item in the 36th minute. But the game really swung open in the …
Read More »The Book of Elie: What U-17s exit says about Latapy, DJW and T&T’s football path
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team’s fading 2017 World Cup dreams were finally put to rest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night, as Suriname clinched the final available CONCACAF berth despite a 2-1 loss to Cuba. Coach Russell Latapy’s team needed Cuba to win by two clear goals …
Read More »Jamaica dashes TT’s under-17 CFU dreams… but there’s still Concacaf
Trinidad and Tobago’s dreams of being 2016’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Under-17 champions were dashed last night following a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Jamaica at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. However, the faintest hopes of advancing to the CONCACAF stage are still alive for the young Soca Warriors, …
Read More »Another Soca Warriors player shot; Jabloteh star Nathan Lewis hit in shoulder
San Juan Jabloteh winger and, arguably, the Pro League’s most outstanding player in the 2015/16 season, Nathan Lewis, is now resting at home after being shot in a drive-by outside the Maloney Indoor Sport Arena at around 1am on Sunday 18 September. Lewis, who has blistering pace and can operate …
Read More »Pandemonium in Couva as T&T U-17s eke out comeback win over Bermuda; Latapy: Trust me
Ahh, Trinidad and Tobago footballers just love the drama. A sweetly-taken stoppage time item by striker Jaydon Prowell sent the Ato Boldon Stadium into raptures last night as the young Soca Warriors were able to complete a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Bermuda and keep their 2017 FIFA Men’s Under-17 …
Read More »Total disrespect! Williams axes Pappy and Quinn for skipping T&T U-20 camp
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has refused to consider Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney for the Caribbean Cup finals, after rejecting their excuses for skipping an ongoing training camp in Guyana. Emmanuel and Rodney were selected on Williams’ 20-man team, which left …
Read More »Haiti overcome Immigration issues and weary legs to defeat T&T U-17s in World Cup qualifier
The aggregate score now reads Haiti 4, Trinidad and Tobago 1. The two Caribbean nations have now met five times at both senior and junior levels over the last three years. And, on all but one occasion, it was the French-speaking islanders who came out on top. The Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »T&T U20s edge Alpha; young Warriors face club team in Guyana instead
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team won their first warm-up match in Georgetown this afternoon. But it was against Guyanese club team, Alpha United, rather than the Guyana National Team, as initially suggested by a Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) release. W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Moses …
Read More »T&T U-20s travel to Guyana shorthanded; Shiva Boys aces “Pappy” and Quinn skip tour
As the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team took off from the Piarco International Airport at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp in Guyana, talented central midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and dashing winger Quinn Rodney were preparing to face San Juan North Secondary in SSFL Premier Division action in Bourg …
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