The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will go into crucial 2018 World Cup qualifying away fixtures against the United States and Costa Rica with just two recognised wingers, after coach Dennis Lawrence axed San Jose Earthquakes flanker Cordell Cato for indiscipline and released Levi Garcia, Jomal Williams and Akeem …
Read More »TTFA gives US$125k boost to cash-strapped Pro League and Super League competitions
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) continued its charm offensive to local stakeholders today with a US$125,000 (TT$837,000) boon to the local Pro League and Super League competitions to help with their administrative efforts for the upcoming season. The Pro League is the top tier of the domestic game …
Read More »President Carmona installs gender-equal TTOC executive committee for 2017-2020
The new Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) committee, led by returning president Brian Lewis, was installed this morning by President Anthony Carmona ORTT SC at the Office of the President, St Ann’s. The committee, which has exactly six men and six women, was hailed as the first gender equal …
Read More »T&T U-17 women’s coach quits, returns to Italy; Carolina continues with half her foreign staff
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams restarted the Women’s National Team programme with a bang on 1 February 2017, as he unveiled respected Italian coach Carolina Morace and her foreign aides, Nicola Williams, Elisabetta Bavagnoli and Manuela Tesse, as assistants. Morace, a former Canada head coach, was …
Read More »Queen’s Park, Rangers and Belmont fill their boots in RBNYL North Zone goal fest
Two Queen’s Park teams left spectators wondering if their club gave the biggest football ground in Port-of-Spain its name as action in the North Zone of the Republic Bank National Youth League continued on Saturday 27 May. The Under-13s and Under-15s looked very much at home at the Queen’s Park …
Read More »Dempsey and Pulisic named in 27-man USA squad to face Soca Warriors in upcoming WCQ
United States football icon Clint Dempsey and teenaged wonder boy Christian Pulisic were both named in a 27-man roster to face Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 World Cup qualifying action on 8 June in Colorado. Dempsey, who returned in March after a seven-month hiatus due to an irregular heartbeat, has …
Read More »TTFA finds room for SSFL and referee bodies in new “home of football” at Ato Boldon Stadium
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has adjusted its guest list at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) and Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) will now also have lodging at the venue. The TTFA made the announcement today via a …
Read More »TTFA, Pro League, TTSL and WOLF move to Ato Boldon Stadium; O’Brien re-elected
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) will officially start operating out of the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on 1 June 2017, as the first part of its relocation process during the construction of a National Training Centre in Couva. Land for the National Training Centre has been sourced …
Read More »Rowley asks Smith to account for Tobago trip; new info refutes Sport Minister’s claims
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on Sport Minister Darryl Smith to account for his $91,910.43 weekend trip to Tobago with 11 officials from his Ministry. The following is the statement from the Office of the Prime Minister: “The Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley has requested a …
Read More »Calypso cricket; Sparrow, Shadow and Shannon’s Sunday slog
Out of the woodwork they have come in their numbers, rushing to the defence of poor Shannon Gabriel whose unsurprising eleventh hour Sunday evening brain fart handed Pakistan the Third and final Test in Dominica two weekends ago. But what know they of Caribbean cricket, to misquote CLR James, who do …
Read More »Barker and Aklilu among standouts as Ste Madeleine, Palo Seco take RBNYL South titles
The Ste Madeleine Strikers Under-13 football team yesterday captured the south title of the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) with an emphatic 6-1 trouncing of San Fernando Sports Academy in La Brea. Postponed last Sunday because of the observance of Mother’s Day, South Zone matches resumed this weekend …
Read More »Lawrence promises to go toe-to-toe with USA; Cyrus, Plaza in 17-man squad for Colorado camp
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has promised to go on the offensive when they face the United States in World Cup qualifying action on 8 June in Colorado. The Soca Warriors have never defeated the United States in their backyard or even managed a point there …
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