Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper will also serve as head coach of the Boys’ National Under-15 Team for next month’s Concacaf Boys U-15 Championship in Dominican Republic. The two-island republic are grouped with Costa Rica, Honduras and Puerto Rico for the upcoming competition, which …
Read More »West Indies call up Sinclair for Second India Test, Reifer dropped
Twenty-four-year-old off-spinning allrounder Kevin Sinclair was named in the West Indies team for the second and final Test of the Cycle Pure Agarbathi Series against India, which bowls off at the Queen’s Park oval in Port of Spain on Thursday. Sinclair replaces allrounder Raymon Reifer, who remains in the squad …
Read More »SSFL 23: Fatima get dream draw, St Anthony’s unlucky; as draft Premier fixtures out
Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) champions St Benedict’s College are due to start their title defence at home against visiting East Mucurapo Secondary on Wednesday 13 September, as the 2023 Premier Division draft fixtures were released this weekend. The fixtures will be confirmed in August after final deliberations by …
Read More »Moore and Sam mesmerize Rangers, as “Army” surge to TTPFL double in extra-time
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers fought a good fight. Still, they couldn’t stop the all-conquering Defence Force last night, as the Army/Coast Guard combination got a thrilling 5-3 extra-time win to lift the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) Knockout Cup at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex. With Saturday …
Read More »Vaneisa: Caricom, cricket and culture—the conclusion of decades of decline
It was a pleasant surprise to find myself so eager to watch the First Test match between the West Indies and India in Dominica. I embraced the prospect, knowing fully well that we were unlikely to do well against that formidable team. I prepared for Wednesday, basically leaving the day …
Read More »“Army” and Rangers to meet in TTPFL Cup final, after five-goal thrillers with Civic and Police
From 7pm on Saturday at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, coach Hutson “Baba” Charles and his Defence Force team will hunt a Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) double in its inaugural season, after getting a nervy 3-2 win over Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic in yesterday’s first semifinal. …
Read More »PUFA’s Gothia adventure: Claims of discrimination, safeguarding concerns, and missing documents
In February 2023, immediately after receiving official word of their successful application to participate in the 16-22 July Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, Powerful United Football Academy (PUFA) owner Nyron Jones began work on getting his team to the event. The aim was to take 33 boys plus staff and …
Read More »“We’re not happy, but we want to win something!” Pt Fortin Civic’s unusual TTPFL Cup run
The TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) Knockout semifinal rounds kick off at 6pm this evening with an intriguing clash between two teams, Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic and Defence Force, enjoying wildly different fortunes. Defence Force are riding on the crest of a wave. The Army/ Coast Guard combination clinched …
Read More »Should T&T retain Eve, or look for a new coach? Wired868 polls readers
In September 2021, the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee handed Angus Eve a two-year contract as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, which expired on 31 March 2023. The proviso was: “if the team earns promotion from Nations League B to League A, Eve’s term will be extended to …
Read More »“Outspoken and real”, “he kept us laughing”; Police FC and Caledonia remember Kemron Purcell
Police FC defender and community police officer Kemron Purcell died this morning in a vehicular accident, after his car slammed into the traffic light near the intersection of Mausica Road and the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in D’Abadie. Purcell, 33, was an unused substitute in Police’s 2-1 win over Central FC …
Read More »WI recall Cornwall and Warrican, McKenzie and Athanze set for Test debuts
Allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall was recalled to the West Indies Test team today as the Maroon Men prepare for the first of a two Test series against India from 12 to 16 July. The 30-year-old Cornwall was one of four new faces in the 13-man squad, alongside 31-year-old left-arm spinner Jomel …
Read More »Eve yet to resign Warriors post; T&T start Nations League campaign against Curaçao
Angus Eve is the current Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach and, although he allegedly suggested that he would step aside, he has not tendered his resignation to the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee. The 51-year-old coach has just weeks to go on his existing contract with the Trinidad …
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