The following is a press statement from the National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT): The National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT) continued its town hall-styled meetings on Saturday 28th November 2020. The guests of this meeting were the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division coaches. …
Read More »‘Irreplaceable!’ Hyland, Saunders and Phillip pay tribute to late ‘Mr Brinsley’
East Mucurapo Secondary football team manager Brinsley Hutson passed away yesterday at the Mt Hope Hospital, where he was warded since suffering a stroke last Friday. Hutson, who worked in sales at Massy Technologies, was one of the first crop of students at the then Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive in the …
Read More »‘Grosvenor had the gift of understanding the teenage spirit’; SSFL honours iconic coach
“[…] As we got to know him better it became abundantly clear that he did not do it to make a name for himself (which happened anyway) or to win championships (which his teams did anyway). Instead, he wanted to shape young individuals to act as leaders. “[Nigel] Grosvenor had …
Read More »‘Fly with the angels, Grovy!’ A footballing tribute to iconic SSFL coach Nigel Grosvenor
Trinidad and Tobago lost a giant of its youth football arena today, at roughly 3am. Former St Anthony’s College and Queen’s Royal College (QRC) football coach Nigel ‘Grovy’ Grosvenor passed away at the Couva Hospital this morning, more than a month after he was admitted there—following a positive test for …
Read More »Grosvenor grateful for love and prayers, iconic ex-St Anthony’s coach hospitalised for Covid-19
Iconic Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) coach and former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) national youth team coach Nigel ‘Grovey’ Grosvenor is among 828 persons being treated for the novel coronavirus at present, within the Ministry of Health’s parallel health care system. Grosvenor was admitted to the Couva General …
Read More »SSFL to elect new president; Fraser, Gonzales and West bid to replace Wallace
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will elect a new president on 4 September with Phillip Fraser, Merere Louis Gonzales and Derek West challenging for the top position. The post of SSFL president was made vacant on 6 July when William Wallace resigned, in the midst of several scandals related …
Read More »Gov’t source says Griffith right about youth sports; Deyalsingh to clear air on CMO statements
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh is expected to clear the air on Monday after Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram and Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith contradicted each other today, with regards to the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions on youth sport. Griffith said, a full two weeks ago, that youth …
Read More »Dr Parasram vetoes U-18 sport competition before Sept, Griffith: CMO makes ‘absolutely no sense’
Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram appeared to veto the 2020 Youth Pro League (YPL) today as he drew a line under his previous stance: no children’s competition before September. “With regards to any activity in which children are participating before September, and as we have said time and time …
Read More »‘It was a pleasure working with you’; Wallace officially resigns from SSFL
“[…] It was a pleasure working with you and members of the executive over the last three years…” The following is a letter of resignation by Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace, which was offered on Monday—in the wake of criticism over his stewardship of the Trinidad and …
Read More »Wallace resigns as SSFL president, 2020 season still in limbo pending Health guidance
Embattled Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace appears to have conceded his portfolio as Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president, in the first major fall-out from recent revelations regarding his tenure in charge of the TTFA. Wallace, a retired Carapichaima East Secondary vice-principal, allegedly submitted his resignation …
Read More »SSFL awaits green light for 2020 season; Wallace to address executive on Fifa fight
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) teams have the okay to resume training, after the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. However, the amber light remains in place as far as the 2020 season goes. This afternoon, SSFL general secretary Azaad Khan advised members that they are still awaiting the go-ahead from Minister …
Read More »Former T&T U-17 World Cup captain, Roderick Anthony, dies in car crash
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup captain Roderick Anthony lost his life this morning in a tragic vehicular accident near the Old Grange Road in Tobago. He was 36 years old. Anthony, a former right sided midfielder, captained his country at the 2001 Under-17 World Cup where he played …
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