The Trinidad and Tobago National Futsal Team is deep into preparations for its crucial encounter against Honduras on the 4th and 5th May 2016, with a spot at the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Costa Rica up for grabs. The top four teams at the CONCACAF tournament will qualify for …
Read More »Nathaniel and Balthazar among eight T&T debutantes for Grenada friendly
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart selected eight uncapped players for friendly international action against Grenada on March 19 in just his team’s second outing of the year. The exhibition match falls outside the FIFA international calendar but, thanks to a fixture reshuffle by the Pro League, …
Read More »Levi Garcia on shortlist to face St Vincent; AZ teenager nears Warriors debut
Eighteen year old AZ Alkmaar winger Levi Garcia may be on course to becoming the youngest player to represent Trinidad and Tobago at a World Cup qualifier in almost three decades, after he was invited to join the “Soca Warriors” for outings against St Vincent and the Grenadines on March …
Read More »Soca Warriors snag Uruguay friendly; tickets available for St Vincent qualifier
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will face Uruguay in Montevideo on May 27, as the “Soca Warriors” head to South America for the first time since June 2014. Two years ago, the Warriors played Argentina in Buenos Aires and then Iran in Sao Paolo, as the latter two …
Read More »Warriors get Grenada warm-up before St Vincent W/Cup qualifiers
The “Soca Warriors” will take a local-based squad to face the Grenada National Senior Team on March 19, after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today confirmed a friendly fixture between the two Caribbean nations. The clash will serve as Trinidad and Tobago’s sole warm-up fixture before World Cup …
Read More »Skeene: Pro League will survive economic crisis; urges teams to innovate
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene has explained, via a press release, why he feels the top flight competition will survive, despite the economic downturn and financial spinoff that led to concern by member clubs. Skeene, a former Trinidad and Tobago international footballer, described the current “challenging business environment” as …
Read More »Hart discusses St Vincent qualifiers, player pool and doubts over Molino return
“The players are more aware of the importance of (the 2016 Copa America Play Off loss to Haiti),” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart told the TTFA Media, “because when the coach tries to bring down the importance and tell them, they can be like: ‘Yeh yeh …
Read More »Connection inch closer to Champions League after Hector screamer against Inter
DIRECTV W Connection are now one win away from an eighth CONCACAF Champions League appearance, after they booked a semi-final spot in the CFU Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Inter Moengo Tapoe at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. The pacey and robust Surinamese club, who …
Read More »Hector returns as Connection stroll past Sportif to set up CFU Sunday showdown
DIRECTV W Connection and Suriname’s Inter Moengo Tapoe will square off in a decisive CFU Club Championship Group One match at the Ato Boldon Stadium tomorrow, after the two teams won their second group stage matches in contrasting fashion at the same Couva venue last night. Former Caribbean champs, Connection, …
Read More »Gianni Infantino is elected FIFA president, TTFA backs winning candidate
UEFA general secretary, Gianni Infantino, was elected as FIFA president today in Zurich, Switzerland after an unprecedented two rounds of voting at the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress. Infantino, who has dual Swiss and Italian nationality, collected 115 votes in the second ballot—nine more than the simple majority necessary—to distance himself from …
Read More »Substitute Jamal Charles doubles up as W Connection overcome gritty Atlantico FC
DIRECTV W Connection started their quest for an eight CONCACAF Champions League appearance with a hard earned 4-2 victory over Dominican Republic’s Atlantico FC at the Ato Boldon stadium last night. Double strikes by attackers Jomal Williams and Jamal Charles secured an important three points for Connection after last year’s …
Read More »Hughtun Hector can make W Connection return in CFU Championship tonight
Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Hughtun Hector can make his return to competitive football at the Ato Boldon Stadium tonight, after nearly 10 months out due to a ruptured achilles tendon. W Connection listed Hector in their 20-man squad for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship, which kicks off …
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