Defending champions Shiva Boys Hindu College must try to defend their Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division crown without the benefit of their Penal home ground, after the SSFL general council yesterday declared the venue unfit for matches at this level. The Lachoos Road venue—which is formally referred to …
Read More »Benny sets ‘Tigers’ back on path; St Anthony’s reassert title credentials against ‘Fyzo’
All 22 players on the field at Westmoorings bore illustrations of ferocious tigers on their shirts; but it didn’t take long to spot the pussycat. If today’s clash between the “Westmoorings Tigers” and the “Fyzo Tigers” was a boxing match, then Fyzabad Secondary’s technical staff would have been obliged to …
Read More »Pappy answers Shiva Boys’ call as “Penal Princes” gun down Fatima to stay top
Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys Hindu College got back to winning ways today, defeating a dogged Fatima College team 4-1 at Mucurapo Road. At kick-off, just one point separated table-toppers Shiva from fourth-placed Fatima. And at the halfway stage, coach Hayden Ryan’s charges knew …
Read More »Bourne and Omri get tougher punishments; SSFL cracks down on ‘Pres’ and ‘Caps’ players
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee dropped the hammer today on two students from Presentation College (San Fernando) and Carapichaima East Secondary, as the quartet were given increased suspensions for their behaviour in last weekend’s SSFL Premier Division clash. Presentation won the contest 2-1 but both teams had …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Back to the drawing board; Shiva Boys held goalless by San Juan
Call them the draw specialists if you will. San Juan North played to their fifth draw of the 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season today when they held defending champions Shiva Boys Hindu College to a goalless draw at home in Bourg Mulatresse this afternoon. Shiva, who had a …
Read More »Lion of Judah devours Presentation! Naparima skipper steals the show again
Naparima College star Judah St Louis stamped his authority on the grand southern SSFL Premier Division derby today by scoring two delightful free kicks against arch-rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) in a tense 2-1 victory. This result, coupled with Naparima’s successful protest against Shiva Boys’ use of Kierron Mason in …
Read More »Shiva Boys lose in protest room! ‘Naps’ awarded three points for Mason outing
Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys Hindu College tasted their first defeat of the season today—but it did not come on the field of play. The SSFL disciplinary committee deducted three points from the “Penal Princes” after Naparima College successfully protested against Shiva Boys’ use …
Read More »SSFL announces rescheduled fixtures; unbeaten Shiva Boys, San Juan and ‘Naps’ face stern tests
Fyzabad Secondary, St Anthony’s College, St Mary’s College and St Augustine Secondary will have a chance to close the gap with the top of the box on Monday 2 October when they meet in two rescheduled Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division matches. St Mary’s will host St Augustine …
Read More »Shaka: Why a negative response to San Juan North story grated; and what it says about us
Here comes a rant! Okay, I’m penning this in response to a tweet I got on Friday. I’m leaving out names and ‘@s’—my wife’s orders. I retweeted a fantastic piece by @Wired868 about San Juan North Secondary, the defending SSFL Intercol champions. A piece highlighting the wonderful work of great …
Read More »Judah stalls Green Machine; Naps overturn two-goal deficit to down St Augustine
“I did something different [at halftime],” said Naparima College coach Angus Eve. “I kept them out of the dressing room and in the rain to keep them with that edge and really push them to go forward; because we weren’t playing bad; we just weren’t playing with enough intensity.” Domestic …
Read More »Benny rescues ‘Tigers’, Naps call foul as St Anthony’s overturn two-goal deficit
A sublime 75th minute free kick by former National Under-17 midfielder Che Benny earned a share of the spoils for St Anthony’s College, who clawed back at home to hold Naparima College 2-2 in 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action in Westmoorings today. The affair was often …
Read More »Benedict’s shuffle staff; “Coachman” Leonson set to lose post after three straight defeats
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Elite Youth Development coach Leonson Lewis looks set to be the first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division head coach to lose his job, just three games into the 2017 season, as St Benedict’s College try to recover from a woeful start to …
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