Article 42.2 of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Statutes states: Chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and other members of the standing committees may be members of the Executive Committee with the exception of those of the Referees Committee, who may not belong to the Executive Committee. At present, Osmond Downer …
Read More »TTFA appoints King as T&T head coach; Molino shares misgivings
Interim Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Derek King, 46, is set to be given the job on a permanent basis, according to Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards. Edwards made the revelation during the iSports football programme with hosts Andre Baptiste and Tony …
Read More »Referees demand “respect, transparency, and timely payment”; Downer retorts
“[…] Referees are not asking for special treatment or all of the pie. They are asking only for what they have already earned—their just due. They believe, quite reasonably, that their contribution to the sport is worth respect, transparency, and timely payment. “[…] It is time for the TTFA to …
Read More »T&T confirm Russia football exhibition; King aims to “strengthen team identity” through testing friendlies
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will face Russia in an international friendly contest at the Kaliningrad Stadium on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad on 9 June. The outing was confirmed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today and is likely to be one of two matches during …
Read More »Best: A lifetime contract for KKR’s Sunil Narine but a Moruga bush bath for LSG’s Nicky P…
West Indians, were you watching the second Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants thriller? With two ex-Maroon Men, Sunil Narine and Nicholas Pooran, up against each other in Sunday’s IPL eighth round clash in Lucknow? Both gentlemen, no one needs to be reminded, players who prematurely called time on …
Read More »Cornwall wins “significant” defamation case against ex-national coach, Kenwyne Jones
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team forward Afiyah Cornwall today secured an emphatic legal victory over her former head coach, Kenwyne Jones, for defamation in the Port of Spain High Court. Cornwall, 24, was represented by attorneys Debbie Juman and Lana Chunilal of Gerard Raphael & Associates, while the …
Read More »W/Warriors fall to lowest ever Fifa ranking; after one win from four games in two years under Edwards
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team dropped to their lowest ever Fifa ranking of 83rd in the world, after the global governing body updated its rankings today. The Women Soca Warriors completed their 2026 Concacaf W Championship qualifying series last Friday, when they were defeated 2-0 by El …
Read More »Hatt: T&T football is failing; but here’s how to fix it in 3-4 years
“[…] Trinidad and Tobago football is underperforming not due to lack of talent, but because of fragmented systems, weak development pathways, and inconsistent leadership. “The goal to success is to create a clear, sustainable pipeline from youth to senior national teams, supported by modern coaching, sport science, and consistent national …
Read More »W/Warriors outdone 2-0 by Cerén El Salvador; Wired868 reviews T&T’s short-lived Brazil 2027 campaign
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team relinquished their dream of appearing at the Brazil 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup last night in Port of Spain, as they fell 2-0 to El Salvador in their closing Group F affair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The Women Soca Warriors needed …
Read More »Showdown at Hasely Crawford; Women Warriors chase history, against dangerous El Salvador outfit
Trinidad and Tobago is just 180 minutes away from a place at the Brazil 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup. On Friday, the Women’s National Senior Team face El Salvador from 6pm in a virtual knock-out contest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The Women Soca Warriors need …
Read More »Seepersad nabs promotion, SSFL execs want term extensions, plus possible Scarborough cover-up
Controversial Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) administrator Laurence Seepersad should have resigned his post in shame, according to Scarborough Secondary representative and school teacher Salisha James, after Seepersad’s alleged misdirection led to sanctions and, ultimately, relegation from the Premier Division for the Tobago school. Instead, Seepersad has risen, unopposed, to …
Read More »Vaneisa: A soundtrack to lift us—acknowledging David Rudder’s impact
Before international matches begin, it has become customary to play the national anthems of the teams. It wasn’t always so. In fact, that helped the West Indies cricket team avoid the dilemma of finding a song that represented its constituents fairly. Ours was (and still is) the only multi-national Test …
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