The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee reached a unanimous decision regarding St Benedict’s College’s registration of team captain and star forward Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia. And it has found in favour of the Disciplinary Committee. “The Appeals Committee unanimously agrees that St Benedict’s College failed to present sufficient …
Read More »Soca Warriors travel to Jamaica for two February friendlies, as Yorke and McClaren square off
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will play two friendlies away to Jamaica on 6 and 9 February, as part of both nations’ preparation for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary qualifying round in March. Trinidad and Tobago have a home-and-away match up against Cuba in the Gold …
Read More »Scarborough down “P-ville” to near Premier promotion; Big 5 on knife’s edge
Scarborough Secondary are just one point away from an unprecedented spot in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, after a 3-1 win over Pleasantville Secondary in Big 5 action at Shaw Park yesterday. The result did not have an immediate effect on the league placings. However, it moved …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: TTGameplan joins Republic Cup team; age groups, formats announced
TTGameplan was unveiled as the new management company for the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) at the launch of the 2025 tournament this morning. The organisation, led by veteran sports reporter Dennis Tayé Allen, replaces Gateway Athletics International, which administered the league from 2022 to 2024. “The focus …
Read More »“We feel harassed!” All NLCL youth tourneys halted pending meeting with TTFA executive
“[…] Sadly, after raising and investing over a million dollars and helping thousands of youngsters and after donating thousands of pounds of hamper items, the tournament committee feels highly frustrated, harassed and disrespected. “[…] As a result, the committee has decided to suspend all NLCL Community Cup tournaments for 2025, …
Read More »St Rose vs the Jordans: How NLCL tournament ran afoul of TTFA Safeguarding Dept
NLCL directors Brian Jordan and his wife Germaine Jordan officially announced the cancellation of the 2024/25 season of the NLCL Under-19 Community Cup, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prominent nationwide youth football competitions, on 30 December 2024. Their decision to pull the plug on the competition was preceded by …
Read More »St Benedict’s appeal SSFL decision, insist Garcia was active student before he attended class
St Benedict’s College have appealed the decision of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) to strip them of 12 points—and, effectively, the 2024 Premier Division title—due to their use of an invalid player, captain Derrel Garcia, for four matches. The appeal was lodged on Friday 3 January and Wired868 understands …
Read More »Dear Editor: Arrogant, inept SSFL execs disrespected Signal Hill and spoiled the Intercol competition
“[…] The bigger problem here, is twofold. Firstly, Signal Hill Secondary is a former footballing powerhouse since the days of its Senior Comprehensive moniker, has decades under its belt of producing dazzling football, and, arguably, the most successful Trinbagonian player to have ever taken the field: Dwight Yorke. “SSFL seems …
Read More »“We had to borrow to buy children’s Christmas gifts!” TTPFL execs try to quell strike threat
“[…] School opens on Monday. I can’t go to Massy Stores and say: I’m a ‘professional footballer’ in the TTPFL; I’m taking these groceries to pack my son’s lunch kit for school—when we get pay on Friday the 10th, I’ll pay you! “[…] For Christmas, I had to borrow money …
Read More »TTFA cancels Mexico tourney for T&T U17s, as “gifted” squad prepare for W/Cup push
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 team will not have the benefit of an international tournament in Mexico, as part of their preparations for the Qatar 2025 Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifying series. Coach Shawn Cooper’s troops spent much of December in camp at the Home of Football and …
Read More »Dear Editor: Don’t blame WI players for franchise cricket clash; it’s ICC’s fault!
“[…] The issue with players from the West Indies and any non-Big 3 cricket nation (India, Australia and England) having to choose between international and T20 league duty is not a CWI/PCB/NZC/SLC/CSA/ACB/ problem. It is a failure of the ICC’s international calendar fixtures! “Fifa was able to find a system …
Read More »SSFL 2024: The St Benedict’s case: three parties made different rulings on Garcia—and none followed the Constitution
Article 16 of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Constitution explains the criteria for eligibility in its competitions. “Before students can be accepted by the League to be registered as players to represent any team playing in the League,” states the Constitution, “the following criteria must be fulfilled: “Students must …
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