For a team which is set to begin its 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign in two months, last night’s friendly match against Panama was almost exactly what the doctor ordered. So says Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s team head coach Jamaal Shabazz whose side has had to endure a year …
Read More »Arjoon strikes first but unranked Panama edge Trinidad and Tobago women in Couva
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team continued their indifferent post-2016 Olympic qualifying series form tonight, falling 1-2 to Panama in a friendly international match at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Women Soca Warriors struck first through a crashing Shanelle Arjoon header in the 31st minute, following …
Read More »Wallace: It can’t be business as usual! TTFA membership urged to meet on DJW’s behaviour
“There is a feeling among members that it cannot be ‘business as usual’ if the affairs of the organisation continue to be in a state of abeyance.” The following is a letter from Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace to the TTFA membership inviting them to meet to …
Read More »Financial recklessness! Look Loy slams TTFA bid to host two more tourneys after TT$.5 million loss from U-20 competition
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) board member Keith Look Loy has accused president David John-Williams of financial irresponsibility and violating the local football body’s governing structure. The charges come in response to the TTFA’s announcement of its intention to host women’s senior team competitions in April and May. The …
Read More »SPORTT funds Nero’s Commonwealth Games warm-up in Spain; tennis, netball collect cheques too
Trinidad and Tobago’s leading female distance athlete Tonya Nero will warm up for her first appearance at the Commonwealth Games by participating in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain on 24 March. Having qualified for the multi-sport event last year, the national half-marathon record-holder is hoping that …
Read More »Harford: RBNYL now bigger than YPL; QPCC and Rosa throw down gauntlet for 2018 season
Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) and FC Santa Rosa threw down the gauntlet for the 2018 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) season at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar yesterday. The two clubs notched victories over a Southern Football Association (SFA) XI (Under-12s) and a Northern Football Association (NFA) …
Read More »“Tyranny!” TTFA descends further into farce as DJW calls off AGM—blocking financial questions
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s fourth successive attempt to hold its 2017 AGM ended in farce and a shouting match today in Couva, as local football president David John-Williams adjourned the meeting for 14 days in an apparent misinterpretation of the constitution and amidst cries of “tyranny” and “dictatorship.” …
Read More »Levi and Joevin head nine overseas-based players in Lawrence’s 20-man Warriors squad
Germany-based wing-back Joevin Jones and Netherlands-based winger Levi Garcia were among nine overseas-based players selected in a 20-man Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad today to face Guadeloupe and Martinique on 23 and 25 March respectively. Jones moved to German Second Division club Darmstadt 98 in January while Garcia …
Read More »A little too late! Pro League blanks T&T National U-17s; half-measure in the works
A little too late! That, according to TT Pro League acting CEO Julia Baptiste, is the reason why the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under-17 Team has not had its application to play in the Under-18 Division of the ongoing Youth Pro League (YPL) approved. The application simply came a little …
Read More »Pro League owners: We will survive! Owners deny Cabinet rescue report but bullish about chances
“Despite the departure [of chairman Sam Phillip and CEO Dexter Skeene], the Pro League Board remains committed to the survival of professional football.” The following is a release from the Pro League Media on the durability of the top-flight competition. Despite a Trinidad Guardian report yesterday about an impending TT$6 …
Read More »Tasha leads Women Warriors in next week’s Panama friendlies; three U-20 players selected
Veteran attacker Tasha St Louis will retain the captain’s armband next week when the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team hosts Panama in friendly international outings on 22 and 24 March at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva and the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella respectively. The Thursday Couva …
Read More »Overjoyed Rochford gets ACL repair; ex-World Youth Cup player gets surgery at San F’do General
Former T&T National Youth and Senior Team midfielder Jean-Luc Rochford could hardly put his relief into words yesterday after successfully undergoing surgery at the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH). The procedure was intended to repair an ACL injury to his left knee that has had him sidelined for over 19 …
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