The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team became the first female representatives from the two island republic to get past the group stage of a CONCACAF competition last night when the “Soca Princesses” trounced host nation, the Cayman Islands, 4-0 in George Town. The result assured Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Soca Princesses whip Honduras to boost W/Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s football team gave itself a massive chance of advancing to the knockout stage of a CONCACAF competition for the first time as the “Soca Princesses” downed Honduras 2-0 yesterday at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. Two headers on …
Read More »T&T U-20 women start W/Cup campaign against Honduras today
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team will hope for a winning start today as it continues its Canada 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a CONCACAF Group B contest against Honduras from 6 pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. The “Soca Princesses” …
Read More »Hart promises “sensible” Warriors approach against Argentina
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has promised to take a “sensible” approach when the “Soca Warriors” face Argentina on 4 June 2014, just two weeks before the two-time World Cup champion team kicks off its Brazil 2014 campaign. At present, Argentina is ranked third in …
Read More »Messi future: Soca Warriors snare glamour Argentina friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team looks set for a glamour international friendly with Argentina just two weeks before the heralded South American football nation kicks off its Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentina FA revealed the fixture to international …
Read More »New Year’s message from the TTFA
The year that has just ended leaves me as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association with a great amount of optimism as we begin 2014, a World Cup year and in many regards, one that promises to be full of activities and continuing development for football in our …
Read More »Akeem passes away; Warrior dies in Budapest
Akeem Adams, a former Trinidad and Tobago and Ferencvaros football player, passed away at roughly 12.45 pm (TT time) today at the Varosmajori Heart Clinic in Budapest after failing to recover from a massive heart attack in late September. Adams had received a mechanical heart in the first of at …
Read More »Mixed blessings: TTFA senior coaches paid; youth coaches deflated
There were mixed blessings for Trinidad and Tobago’s national coaching community over the Christmas season as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) raised enough money to cover roughly half of its arrears for the senior coaches but none for staff from the youth and women’s teams. The Ministry of …
Read More »In God’s hands: Akeem falls into coma
Twenty-two year old former two-time World Youth Cup defender Akeem Adams slipped into a coma last night after suffering a massive stroke and is believed to now be outside the reach of medical science. The Ferencvaros player, who had been waiting for a heart transplant for the past three months, …
Read More »TTFA bungle denies local starlets of MLS opportunity
Trinidad and Tobago’s top football talent under the age of 23 were denied the chance to showcase their talents before United States Major League Soccer (MLS) scouts due to an administrative bungle by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Twenty-four young men from 16 different Caribbean nations will meet …
Read More »Akeem caught in ugly feud between Ferencvaros and sacked manager
Trinidad and Tobago defender Akeem Adams’ relationship with his club, Ferencvaros, and the Hungarian press is in the balance after the 22-year-old defender was unwittingly dragged into an explosive feud between the top flight Hungarian team and its former 49-year-old Dutch manager Ricardo Moniz. On Saturday evening after a 2-1 …
Read More »Jones and Williams up for inaugural CONCACAF honours
Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Kenwyne Jones and goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams were shortlisted for major CONCACAF honours yesterday when their names appeared on the ballot for the Confederation’s inaugural awards. Jones, who plays for England Premier League team Stoke City, is on a 10-man list for the CONCACAF …
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