The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s fourth successive attempt to hold its 2017 AGM ended in farce and a shouting match today in Couva, as local football president David John-Williams adjourned the meeting for 14 days in an apparent misinterpretation of the constitution and amidst cries of “tyranny” and “dictatorship.” …
Read More »SSFL Forum: Schools’ league grapples with issues of registration, player development and TTFA relations
Academic requirements for school footballers, wider powers for the credential committee, an electronic database for players, small-sided games for Under-14s and a re-evaluation of the registration period and deadline for players to participate in external competitions. There were no shortage of talking points as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) …
Read More »Hasely Crawford lights back for Commonwealth Games trials but concerns about Govt priorities
The lighting issues at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS) country’s major stadium are expected to be resolved in time for the Carifta Games trials, scheduled to commence on 3 March. In fact, the country’s major stadium should be back to full functionality by the end of February. This is the …
Read More »Judah Garcia and Ranae Ward are SSFL MVPs; Riley and “Mama” Joseph fail to make Top 5
Shiva Boys’ Hindu College playmaker Judah Garcia and Bishop Anstey (Port-of-Spain) midfield maestro Ranae Ward were the big winners yesterday as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) toasted its stars of the 2017 season. Garcia led Shiva Boys to the Coca-Cola National Intercol and South Intercol titles while Ward inspired …
Read More »DJW skips TTFA AGM while board claims ignorance of $.9 million Pro League subvention
In the David John-Williams’ 2015 election manifesto, entitled “Imperatives for Change,” he promised that, once elected, he would be “committed to immediately appointing the necessary sub committees, as required under the constitution.” Further, John-Williams, the candidate, noted that “the proper and efficient function (sic) of these committees are (sic) important …
Read More »Look Loy unplugged: From chaos to catastrophe; why John-Williams is worse than Jack Warner
“On the eve of the game, I remember [Russell] Latapy walks in to the team hotel with a woman in tow and declares that he wants to have a meeting with the staff and [technical director] Gally [Cummings] called a meeting. “And I’m thinking for the whole week Latapy hadn’t …
Read More »Look Loy unplugged: Why I quit as Rosa coach, Malick and the “Susconosco sorcerer” Arnold Dwarika
Keith Look Loy coached his last top-flight football match on 10 December 2017 when FC Santa Rosa were surprised 1-0 by UTT at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, a result that cost them the chance to repeat as Super League champions. Barely a week later, Look Loy confirmed that …
Read More »SSFL All-Stars stay away Saturday; ‘Sousou hands’ Smith saves South in Sunday showpiece
He has, one of his fans has boasted, more hands than a sousou and Denzil “Peng” Smith showed how true that is yesterday. The Shiva Boys’ Hindu College goalkeeper saved two penalty kicks at last evening’s Field of Dreams/Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) All-Star game to earn the South team …
Read More »Footy Fest or Field of Dreams? Two entities book SSFL All-Star events on same weekend
Dead ball specialists Judah St Louis of Naparima College and Che Benny of St Anthony’s College are among the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) stand-outs expected to show off their skills on 9 and 10 December respectively. However, it remains uncertain whether it will be at the Marvin Lee Stadium …
Read More »Season 2017 review: Pres, Shiva come good, Fyzo make things bad but God doh like ugly
With another Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season now in the books, two names seem likely to remain in the long-term memory. Fyzabad and Shiva Boys, the dearly departed? Signal Hill and Speyside High, who struggled manfully but in vain? Che Benny and Judah St Louis, who lit up the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Coronation time! Shiva Boys’ poet has the final word for the National champs
Spoken word poet and Shiva Boys’ Hindu College staff member, Romero Gowrie, has the final word as the newly crowned Coca Cola National Intercol champions celebrate a successful end to a tumultuous Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season: More from Wired868 Fresh SSFL registration drama: “Caps” set to be docked points …
Read More »One-on-One with Trinity East’s Emmanuel John: Manny’s on a mission
Humble and unassuming, Trinity College East custodian Emmanuel “Manny” John looks down on no one; he does, however, hope that there will one day be many local players who are looking up at him. The young goalkeeper credits Maracas United Football Club Youth Academy coach Marlon Charles for much of …
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