The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) board will hold its first meeting of 2019 on Wednesday 20 February and it could set the tone for controversial president David John-Williams’ final nine months in office. John-Williams has held on to his own job—after a motion to remove him by FC …
Read More »“A perfect role model!” Hislop honoured to be SSFL’s first ambassador; plus 2018 award list
Former England Premier League standout and World Cup 2006 goalkeeper Shaka Hislop is ‘honoured’ to serve as the Secondary Schools Football League’s first ambassador, after he was unveiled at a press conference in the Hyatt Hotel in Port of Spain yesterday evening. Hislop, a former St Mary’s College student who …
Read More »Board members shocked as DJW allegedly puts daughter on ‘secret’ Home of Football committee
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams appears set to continue acting as emperor of the local football body’s Home of Football, after allegations that he created a committee to meet UEFA officials on the controversial project—inclusive of his daughter, Renee John-Williams—without board approval. The ‘Home of Football …
Read More »Wait for it… Wired868 football festival makes adjustment for 2019!
Change, they say, is the only constant thing in this world. So, the Wired868 Football Festival will undergo at least one significant alteration for 2019. Traditionally, the Football Festival—which is a not-for-profit event for past players, coaches and well wishers—has always been the first item on the calendar and was …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Ode to Naparima juggernauts; and three cheers to our Premier Division stars
The curtain has fallen on the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) with the juggernauts of Naparima College claiming a historic treble of titles in a season that offered exciting twists at the end. Coach Angus Eve’s team never tasted the bitterness of defeat, as they claimed an unbeaten 2018—an …
Read More »“Look Loy is passionate but he is not a strategist”; Wired868 reviews the TTFA AGM, as DJW prevails again
“If the same attitude persists and the president [David John-Williams] continues with the same ‘onemanship’,” said one football member, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Any board member can call for an extraordinary general meeting to move a vote of no confidence in the president.” Trinidad and Tobago Football Association …
Read More »“Make peace with the Divine!” Revisiting Gordon Pierre’s attack on me at the Intercol final
Alexcia Ali had not long put Pleasantville Secondary ahead in their Girls National Intercol final battle with Signal Hill Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, when I was pushed in the back of the head by Gordon Pierre. Pierre is a Tranquillity Government Secondary school teacher and …
Read More »Intercol 18: ‘Naps’ and ‘P-ville’ rule as Levi and Alexcia bring SSFL season to exciting climax
Naparima College and Pleasantville Secondary each capped off historic unbeaten 2018 seasons after claiming the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Boys and Girls Intercol titles respectively at the expense of San Juan North Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday. While Pleasantville romped …
Read More »‘If your foot fails you, have something to fall back on!’ One on one with P-ville’s Jasandra Joseph
“I always tell players who are going to school as well to keep focus and always try to balance both football and your academics; both things go hand in hand. I always tell them if your foot fails you, you would have something to fall back on, meaning academics.” Pleasantville …
Read More »Intercol 18: Naparima: “We are ready!”; San Juan: “We are retaking ‘our title’!”
There should be no inferiority complex on show tomorrow as Naparima College, the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s most consistent team, and San Juan North Secondary, the SSFL’s best knock out outfit, meet from 5:15pm in the National Intercol final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The …
Read More »Intercol 18: Marcelle fizzles in drab affair, as Naparima beat St Anthony’s to final spot
Naparima College will contest the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Intercol Finals after an untidy 2-0 semifinal victory over St Anthony’s College at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella this evening. Naparima will face San Juan North Secondary at a venue to be determined—although the Ato Boldon Stadium in …
Read More »Intercol 18: San Juan North sail to third straight Intercol final, after spanking Signal Hill 5-0
San Juan North Secondary will contest their third straight National Intercol final next Tuesday, as they flattened Signal Hill Secondary 5-0 this evening in semifinal action at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. A late double from captain Renaldo Boyce, two from free scoring flanker Isaiah Chase and a solitary …
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