Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper gives the backstory to the controversy surrounding utility player Kori Cupid, who was suspended by the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) during the 2016 season. Look out for Part Two of our interview with Cooper on Friday 3 December as he talks …
Read More »It’s final! Fatima and QRC escape drop while S/Juan North and East Mucurapo demoted
Almost seven months after the final ball was kicked in the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, the SSFL executive finally gave public confirmation of the most tumultuous end to the local schoolboy season in this millennium. And it meant good news for Queen’s Royal College (QRC) and …
Read More »“Pappy” and Ke’die win MVP honours as SSFL toasts All Star footballers
Shiva Boys Hindu College midfield maestro Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and St Augustine Secondary attacker Ke’die Johnson walked off with the most prestigious individual awards today at the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) award ceremony at the National Cycling Centre in Balmain, Couva. Emmanuel, who helped Shiva Boys HC to their …
Read More »Picture that! Wired868 presents the SSFL 2016 football season in photos
Shiva Boys Hindu College, San Juan North Secondary and Naparima College took the national titles. But who got the best snaps of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season? Wired868 looks back on a colourful competition: More from Wired868 RBNYFL 25: TTGameplan joins Republic Cup team; age …
Read More »Naps hold off Pres Lions in fiery Big Four finale, as police called to separate warring staff
Presentation College (San Fernando) football team paramedic Natalie Charles did her part to try to cool down Naparima College yesterday evening in the final game of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. But it was as futile as everything else the “Pres Lions” tried in the Big Four final …
Read More »Lee, Benny, Pappy, Riley, Yohannes… Wired868 selects its 2016 SSFL All Stars
The 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season draws to a close this evening as Presentation College (San Fernando) and Naparima College square off from 4.15pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva for the last available national title—the Big Four trophy! Shiva Boys Hindu College have already secured the …
Read More »‘Naps’ win protest against Pres’ Cupid; Fatima, QRC could dodge drop but S/Juan in trouble
Naparima College will compete in the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Four tournament, after their successful protest against Presentation College’s use of midfielder Kori Cupid during the regular season. Cupid, a Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team defender, played for the “Pres Lions” against Naparima as well as …
Read More »If Pelé could play, who is Pappy? Best ‘oohs’ about Shiva Boys wonder goal in South final
In last week’s South Zone Intercol final, an SSFL midfield general scored a last-gasp “jaw-dropping” goal so audacious that for me it invited a comparison with the peerless Pelé. And this from a commentator who, in his most recent Wired868 offering, lamented the absence of genuine quality in the SSFL …
Read More »Shooting blanks: Best bemoans lacklustre SSFL, recounts past glories
Wired868 editor-in-chief and CEO Lasana Liburd is a conman and, if he’s not careful, he may end up in jail. Or, if Dame Fortune smiles on him, in the UNC. I say that because I have been reading the stories that appear here about the Secondary Schools’ Football League (SSFL). …
Read More »The Cedros conductor: One on one with Naparima College midfielder Justin Sadoo
The Cedros conductor: Naparima College midfielder Justin Sadoo discusses his football past, present and future with Wired868: More from Wired868 ‘JB’, ‘Bound to Score’, ‘Marvellous’ and ‘The Little Magician’: My all-time T&T football XI Britain-based author Richard Blackett, who, at present, is working on A History of Football in …
Read More »The boy from La Lune who shoots for the moon: One on one with Sharkeel Louison
Inside the chest of Fyzabad Secondary school football captain, Sharkeel Louison, beats the heart and soul of a true warrior. His dream is to put his small home town of Moruga on the international map, which he hopes will entice scouts to come and see the many sporting talents of the area. Wired868 chatted with …
Read More »Mucurapo face potential relegation over “illegal player”; Fatima, Pleasantville could benefit
Oh, how quickly things can change. Less than a fortnight ago, East Mucurapo Secondary were one of three schools to escape relegation from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division on the final day of the season. Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 player, Jesse Williams, scored twice in a …
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