The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team can finally turn their attention towards tackling Haiti in a 2016 Copa America play off on January 8, after accepting an offer for outstanding payment from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). The “Soca Warriors” insisted that they would not play until …
Read More »Copa cheer: Warriors and TTFA near match fees solution
Finally, some good news. After two days and roughly nine hours of negotiating, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the National Senior Team are allegedly within touching distance of a solution, which might bring an end to their impasse over outstanding match fees. The “Soca Warriors” are owed …
Read More »TTFA names committee to defuse Warriors’ strike threat; but no payment date
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has mandated a three-member committee to resolve a threat from the “Soca Warriors” to boycott their Copa America play off match against Haiti on 8 January 2016. However, crucially, there is still no date set to pay the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Warriors ‘as soon as practicable’; explains delay
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) promised to satisfy its debt to the men’s senior national players as “soon as it was practicable” but stopped short of giving a deadline for a resolution. The TTFA executive committee, which is now headed by president David John-Williams, held an emergency meeting …
Read More »Pay or no play! Soca Warriors threaten strike for Copa America play off
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team have delivered a stark, public message to the new administration of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA): Pay or we won’t play! In a press release, delivered by national captain Kenwyne Jones’ publicist, Tenille Clarke, the “Soca Warriors” have threatened to withdraw …
Read More »DJW: I won’t be ‘jacket and tie’ president; W/Warriors are TTFA’s first priority
New Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams vowed to roll up his sleeves and put in the hard work to get the football body humming again and to steer the “Soca Warriors” into a top 50 world ranking. John-Williams, who was voted to the top football post …
Read More »Warriors face Haiti in 2016 Copa America showdown outside FIFA window
Trinidad and Tobago will return to the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on 8 January 2016 for a decisive 2016 Copa America Centenario play off clash with regional neighbours, Haiti. The winner will advance automatically to the special centennial South American championship, which will be staged in the United …
Read More »Jamaica penalises Warriors; T&T second in Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup trophy, yet again, will not return to Trinidad and Tobago. And the Jamaica national football team captain, Rodolph Austin, took delight in sending the “Soca Warriors” home empty handed after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out final win in Montego Bay last night. “When you go Trinidad, they turn …
Read More »Warriors into Caribbean Cup final after dull draw with Cuba
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team will compete for its first Caribbean Cup title in 13 years on Tuesday after the “Soca Warriors” finished their Group A assignments tonight with a goalless draw against Cuba in Montego Bay. If coach Stephen Hart is looking forward to Tuesday, he might …
Read More »Warriors unpaid for six months; but vow to lift Caribbean Cup
The “Soca Warriors” are four days away from the 2014 Caribbean Cup finals in Jamaica after successive group stage wins over Curaçao and French Guiana. But Wired868 can confirm that it is six months since the national senior team players were last paid a match fee and eight months since …
Read More »Warriors book Gold Cup place with 4-2 win over French Guiana
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men’s football team booked its place in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after just two Caribbean Cup group matches in Jamaica. But it was anything but an easy ride. The “Soca Warriors” struggled to hold on to a three-goal lead this evening against French …
Read More »Hart selects 23-man squad; CFU tourney flouts FIFA medical rules
Trinidad and Tobago will send its largest ever contingent for a Caribbean Cup finals tournament next week when the regional competition kicks off in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) allowed “Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart to select a 23-man squad for the 2014 Caribbean Cup after …
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