Some lightning in Fort Lauderdale forced a 45 minute delay of Angus Eve’s first game in charge of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team last night. But by midnight the flashes of brilliance at the Drv Pnk Stadium came mostly from the Soca Warriors, as the twin island …
Read More »Eve ready to unleash ‘Lobo’; discusses Griffith, Joevin, Warriors reboot… and Black Stalin
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve looks set to turn to maverick 30-year-old forward Marcus ‘Lobo’ Joseph to fire the Soca Warriors into the Concacaf Gold Cup. Joseph, a two-time World Youth Cup player more than decade ago, was never used by Eve’s predecessor, …
Read More »Hadad says NC blanked Bad Wolf Sport, new pay structure suggested for coaches
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad admitted to fielding a presentation from Ireland-based company, Bad Wolf Sports, but denied agreeing to any partnership with the company on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). The query was one of three questions raised by Eastern Football Association of Trinidad …
Read More »Eve scraps lone pre-Gold Cup friendly due to ‘Covid concerns’ over opponents
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve will not have the benefit of a warm-up match before the Concacaf Gold Cup playoffs, after the Soca Warriors scrapped a proposed friendly against amateur club, Miami Dutch Lions FC. Eve, according to the TTFA Media, was forced …
Read More »Joevin ruled out of Gold Cup with knee injury; Hart ‘in good spirits’ after health scare
Trinidad and Tobago will be without versatile flanker Joevin Jones when they face Montserrat in a 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup playoff fixture next Friday, after he suffered a knee injury yesterday in a 2-1 loss for InterMiami CF against Major League Soccer (MLS) neighbours, Orlando City. It was InterMiami’s fourth …
Read More »Hadad’s unconstitutional ‘meeting’ raises more questions on NC’s occupation of the TTFA
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad has come under fire again for repeat violations of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Constitution, after his invitation to members for a meeting provoked more questions about his leadership. On Wednesday, TTFA acting general secretary Amiel Mohammed invited members to a ‘meeting’ …
Read More »Lawrence joins England second division outfit, Coventry, as assistant coach
Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence is back in competitive football, after landing the role of first-team coach at England Championship Division team, Coventry City. Lawrence, a 2006 World Cup player, will serve as assistant to manager Mark Robins for the ‘Sky Blues’, who …
Read More »Kelvin Jack: ‘The messages of support were humbling… I leave with my head high’
The following is a press statement from former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team assistant coach and goalkeeper coach and 2006 World Cup goalkeeper Kelvin Jack CM: I would like to take the time to thank the fans for their incredible support during my short tenure as an assistant …
Read More »Eve selects final Gold Cup squad: Molino, Molik and ‘Lobo’ are in; Levi and Bateau unavailable
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve announced a 26-man squad for the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup playoffs today, with Columbus Crew attacker Kevin Molino and La Brea forward Marcus ‘Lobo’ Joseph and 17-year-old Molik Jesse Khan listed among his troops. Notably absent were AEK …
Read More »‘I will be back!’ ‘Ball Pest’ Cummings on his football education, silencing Mexico, and his international exile
“I will be back on the pitch soon,” said Terminix La Horquetta Rangers playmaker and ex-Trinidad and Tobago international star Keron ‘Ball Pest’ Cummings. “So I hope Mr [Angus] Eve keeps a place open for me!” Cummings was not among the 60 players selected by Men’s National Senior Team interim …
Read More »Eve confirms Soca Warriors technical staff, selects 24-man local squad
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team held their first training session under new interim head coach Angus Eve today at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, with 24 players invited from his 60-man Gold Cup provisional squad. Central FC attacker Sean Bonval and Police FC midfielder Jabari Mitchell …
Read More »Berry: Kudos to Scotland on Glasgow Rangers job; footballers must get coaching badges
“[…] Jason Scotland is a perfect example of a great player who has taken the bull by the horns and gained his B and A licences, and no doubt, in due course, his Pro Licence—in a determined and ambitious manner to establish himself as a top coach. “His recent appointment …
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