More farce. The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team’s 2015 Olympic qualifying campaign was thrown into disarray again this evening when Caribbean Football Union officials informed the “Soca Warriors” that Suriname have been re-instated into the competition. And, just 24 hours after telling Trinidad and Tobago officials that their Caribbean …
Read More »Hart retains faith in usual soldiers; few surprises in Gold Cup team
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has kept faith in his regular “Soca Warriors”, despite an outburst after their 3-0 friendly loss to Jordan on June 16. After the match, Hart declared that several of his players “didn’t deserve to wear a national shirt today. They …
Read More »U23s down to 11 players for qualifiers; but Suriname withdraws
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team breathed a sigh of relief today as their Suriname counterparts withdrew from the Caribbean preliminary round of the 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign, which kicks off on Wednesday June 24 in Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced that Suriname, who were due to …
Read More »Visa delay rocks Warriors; U-23s travel with 12 players for Olympic opener
Two days away from the opening qualifier for their 2016 Olympic Games campaign, the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team is expected to have just 12 players in Puerto Rico, as visa complications have ravaged the “Soca Warriors” outfit. And, farcically, only five footballers due to land in Puerto Rico today were …
Read More »T&T U23 team selected; Warriors start qualifiers without warm-up match
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team will head for the preliminary round of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign next week without a single warm-up match under their belts. Head coach Zoran Vranes today selected a 20-man squad that includes capped senior team players Rundell Winchester, Kadeem Corbin, Shannon Gomez, …
Read More »Awful! Hart says many Warriors didn’t deserve national colours
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart blasted his team’s performance as awful today after a 3-0 loss away to Jordan, which equalled his heaviest defeat as “Soca Warriors” coach. The Warriors lost 3-0 to a Lionel Messi-led Argentina team on 4 June 2014 at Buenos Aires. …
Read More »Jordan whips Warriors; T&T’s winless streak stretches to five matches
The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team suffered their joint highest defeat under head coach Stephen Hart today as the “Soca Warriors” crashed to a 3-0 loss away to Jordan in international friendly action. Jordan have already played nine outings this year, including three Asian Cup qualifiers and one World …
Read More »Warriors aim to snap four match winless streak against Jordan
The “Soca Warriors” will aim to end a four match winless streak at 7 pm tomorrow (midday TT time) when they face Jordan in Amman in what is likely to be their final 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup warm-up match. The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team last tasted victory on …
Read More »Abu Bakr joins Warriors; Carlyle ruled out of Gold Cup
Denmark-based defender Radanfah Abu Bakr has been added to the “Soca Warriors” squad for their June 16 international friendly match away to Jordan. The 28-year-old Abu Bakr, who represents HB Koge in what is effectively Denmark’s second division, played at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and has 18 full international caps. However, Trinidad …
Read More »Worst Sport Minister ever; Sancho, Tim Kee clash while Warriors suffer
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee has described Senator Brent Sancho as “the worst Sport Minister ever” as the relationship between the two bodies appears to now be at breaking point. The senior “Soca Warriors” are due to leave for Jordan this evening but have still …
Read More »Warriors submit Gold Cup provisional squad
CONCACAF today revealed the 35-member provisional squads for its 12 participants at the July 2015 Gold Cup tournament in the United States. According to Gold Cup regulations, the rosters are binding and teams can only select its final 23-man from this list. Coaches can make six changes to their final squad …
Read More »Hart names squad for Jordan trip; six inclusions after Curaçao loss
Trinidad and Tobago National Head Team senior coach Stephen Hart has recalled six more overseas-based players for their upcoming friendly engagement away to Jordan on June 16. The “Soca Warriors” lost 1-0 away to Curaçao last Friday and have no other international matches scheduled before they kick off their 2015 …
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