Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet selected his 23-man squad to face Nicaragua today with 15 Pro League players and eight overseas-based players, including two who will join the team in Central America. Thirty-six year old veteran Cornell Glen, as reported in Wired868, returns to the …
Read More »Central keep noses ahead; but Pro League rivals criticise their stance on T&T call-ups
Central FC are in a league of their own at the moment, in more ways than one. Last night, the Couva Sharks maintained their four-point gap at the top of the Pro League standings with a 2-0 win over second from bottom Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium. …
Read More »Cornell poised for shock return! But Jan and Nathaniel are out as Saintfiet stands firm
Former World Cup 2006 attacker Cornell Glen looks set to return to the international stage after a three-year absence from the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team. The 36-year-old Glen, who now plays professionally in India for Ozone FC Bengaluru, last wore the red, white and black strip on 15 …
Read More »Saintfiet allegedly knocks Sancho’s third world mentality; Central block players from T&T training
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet has accused Central FC managing director and ex-World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho of displaying a lesser mentality than developing nation, Bangladesh—his former employers—after the pair clashed over the release of players for national training, which began on Thursday 15 …
Read More »Maurice is out; Shabazz, Latapy, Babwah and Isaac are in! Saintfiet names technical squad
Dr Terence Babwah and Dave Isaac are back in the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad and they will have director of youth football, Russell Latapy, and technical programmes coordinator, Jamaal Shabazz, for company. Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Azaad Khan, who is also the …
Read More »Fast and furious: Saintfiet drops Kenwyne to go for faster Warriors attack
New Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet made his first big call as Soca Warriors coach today—and it was a six foot three decision. Saintfiet selected his first squad today and named 28 players to face Nicaragua in friendly internationals on 27 and 30 December. And, even …
Read More »Hyland pledges full support to Saintfiet era; Shabazz will run elite youth programme
Veteran Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Khaleem Hyland vowed to continue to give 100 percent to the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, as the Soca Warriors prepare for life under new coach Tom Saintfiet. Hyland, a combative box to box midfielder with 67 caps and four goals, told the …
Read More »Christmas is cancelled: Saintfiet starts T&T football adventure in Nicaragua on Dec 27
Forget Santa Claus, the Soca Warriors will spend Christmas with new Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed today that Saintfiet will begin his adventure with the National Senior Team on 27 and 31 December 2016 in Nicaragua. The …
Read More »TTFA Media: The unveiling of new Trinidad and Tobago coach Tom Saintfiet
New Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet talks to the media at his unveiling at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday 7 December 2016: More from Wired868 T&T pitted against USA, Haiti and S/Arabia at 2025 Gold Cup The Soca Warriors will face USA in the 2025 Concacaf …
Read More »Shabazz explains duties as TTFA technical programs coordinator
Former Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana National Senior Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz was appointed as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head coordinator of technical programs at the local football body’s board of directors meeting on Monday 5 December. Shabazz, who campaigned alongside current football president David John-Williams for last …
Read More »How the TTFA ended up with Saintfiet; and DJW’s role in the whole affair
The local football body’s board of directors, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) constitution, holds the ultimate responsibility to: “appoint the coaches for the representative teams and other technical staff.” And it is the board of directors that: “shall appoint the chairmen, deputy chairmen and members of …
Read More »TTFA set to appoint obscure Belgian; ex-Bangladesh coach asked to take T&T to World Cup
The coach entrusted with taking Trinidad and Tobago to the Russia 2018 World Cup is not coming from South America. His last job was in Bangladesh! In a bizarre turn of events, Wired868 understands that Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is set to name 43-year-old Belgian …
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