Arima North Secondary’s bid to return to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division will hinge on a spell of three games in eight days—two on the road—as their National Big 5 campaign comes to a frenetic end, due to rescheduled fixtures. The SSFL Fixtures Committee confirmed today that …
Read More »SSFL 2022: St Mary’s win promotion to Premier Division, despite playing “under protest” at “deplorable” Siparia surface
St Mary’s College made light of a dodgy surface in Siparia to motor their way back into the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition in 2023 today. The “Saints” whipped Siparia West Secondary 5-2 in a Big 5 game played “under protest” at the Siparia Sporting Complex or …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Niles dazzles, Lee and Grant double up as St Benedict’s hit Chaguanas for six
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions St Benedict’s College marched into Saturday’s National Intercol semi-finals after thumping Chaguanas North Secondary 6-0 at Fatima Grounds on Mucurapo Road today. The National Intercol quarterfinal was an exercise in patience though, as the “Golden Lions” were defied for long stretches by …
Read More »Intercol 2022: “Caps” appeal Rivers ruling, as Chaguanas “tentatively” set to face Benedict’s tomorrow
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee will determine tomorrow’s 2022 National Intercol quarterfinal match-up, after Carapichaima East Secondary formally protested the decision to suspend them from the competition. “Caps” defeated Chaguanas North Secondary Secondary 6-5 via kicks from the penalty mark in the Central Zone Intercol final on …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Bishop’s High down Siparia West 3-2 in Big 5 contest, Arima and St Mary’s rained out
Bishop’s High School picked up their first points of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big 5 competition today, as they came from behind to edge Siparia West Secondary 3-2 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. Adverse weather conditions prompted postponements of several SSFL fixtures today, including a …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima host St Mary’s in key Big 5 clash, new date for Siparia/Arima fixture
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Fixtures Committee announced another amendment to the 2022 Big 5 tournament yesterday evening, with Arima North Secondary’s trip to Siparia West Secondary now shifted to Thursday 8 December. It will be the third attempt to play the fixture between the East and South Championship …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Buckmire saves three penalties as Benedict’s beat “Pres” in epic shootout to claim South title
Whether you refer to them as the “Golden Lions” or the “La Romaine Lions”, St Benedict’s College lifted the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) South Zone Intercol title today, after an epic 4-3 penalty shootout win at the Ato Boldon Stadium—following a goalless stalemate through 90 minutes with defending champions, …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain
Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima North thump Miracle Ministries 4-0, St Mary’s edge Bishop’s High
Arima North Secondary got their 2022 Big 5 campaign off to a positive start this evening, with a 4-0 win over Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. St Mary’s College made it two wins from as many appearances though, as they edged Bishop’s High …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Fixtures Committee brushes off Arima’s “no confidence motion”, after Big 5 confusion
“[…] How can the SSFL decide that an unavailable ground is reason enough to postpone an already rescheduled game in a tournament that has already started a month late—and when there were grounds available elsewhere? “[…] I object to (SSFL assistant secretary administration and fixtures committee member) Gerald Elliot’s disregard …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Faustin delivers Trinity’s maiden Intercol title, as San Juan North dethroned
San Juan North Secondary had their stranglehold on the Secondary Schools Football League’s (SSFL) East Zone Intercol trophy taken away yesterday, as Trinity College East (TCE) stunned the East juggernauts via a solitary Jaheim Faustin item in a tight finale at the Larry Gomes Stadium. In a scrappy and sometimes …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Chaguanas fail to navigate Rivers as “Caps” win ninth Central trophy in shootout
Carapichaima East Secondary continued their dominance in the Central Zone Intercol competition today as they eked out a 6-5 penalty shootout win over Chaguanas North Secondary in the zonal final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Tied at 2-2 after regulation time, “Caps” and Chaguanas North were still deadlocked …
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