St Benedict’s College captain Tarik Lee and Scarborough Secondary forward J’Eleisha Alexander were awarded the two most prestigious individual accolades today, as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) feted its top teams and players for the 2022 season at its annual award ceremony at Naparima College. Lee, a pacy, versatile …
Read More »SSFL 2022: E/Mucurapo survive as Jarvis and Gulston drop relegation hammer on “Green Machine”
East Mucurapo Secondary avoided relegation from the Secondary Schools Football League’s (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday as they pulled off a 3-2 comeback win over St Augustine Secondary at St Mary’s College Grounds in St Clair. The “Green Machine” of St Augustine, who finished their Premier Division campaign with no wins …
Read More »SSFL 2022: St Augustine awarded E/Mucurapo play-off, season could end with incomplete fixtures
St Augustine Secondary and East Mucurapo Secondary will meet on Monday 12 December in a play-off fixture from 3.30pm at the St Mary’s College ground, in what looks set to be the final act of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. The loser will join relegated outfit Moruga …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain
Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …
Read More »Intercol 2022: “South Zone is the most difficult!” Cooper braces for Pres-Naps derby, with Benedict’s lurking
For the first time in recent Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) memory, the Presentation College (San Fernando) versus Naparima College derby will be the appetizer rather than the main course in south Trinidad. On Wednesday 16 November, the “Pres Lions”, the defending South and National Intercol champions, face their old …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Tarik tricks Fatima, as St Benedict’s lift first national league title since 1967
St Benedict’s College captain Tarik Lee wrote his name into the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) book of champions today, as his hattrick against Fatima College led the “Golden Lions” to their first top flight national league title in 55 years. In 1967, St Benedict’s beat Fatima in the Colleges …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Boyce: “We want a win to top off things”; Charles: “We will find a way”
So, we meet again, old friend. The Trinidad and Tobago football community might not have been paying particular attention when St Benedict’s College hosted Fatima College in Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division group stage action on 14 September. In the previous SSFL top flight season, St Benedict’s finished …
Read More »SSFL 2022: He’s a keeper! Inspired Tristan helps Fatima to Big 4 Final after Nunes’ wonder goal
Fatima College advanced to the Big 4 Finals in the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division today after edging San Juan North Secondary 1-0 in a scrappy affair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain today. They will battle St Benedict’s College for the title on …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Benedict’s go “Zoom”, as “Golden Lions” rest five on Pres in Big 4 semis
St Benedict’s College stormed to the final of the 2022 SSFL Premier Division this afternoon with a thoroughly deserving 5-3 win over their southern rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) in a frenetic game at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Presentation coach Shawn Cooper dubbed the matchup the “Clash of …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Nothing to lose! S/Juan held by “Pres” as Big 4 matchups confirmed
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s top four schools were decided on the weekend, when St Benedict’s College eclipsed defending champions, Naparima College. Today, it was a matter of sorting out the top two finishers in Groups A and B and the resulting Big 4 matchups. At the …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Boys Big 5 and Intercol poised for fixture changes due to Tobago Carnival
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee appears poised to postpone its Boys Big 5 Competition, due to travel issues caused by the inaugural Tobago Carnival. The Tobago Carnival reaches its climax from 28-30 October. However, with a spike in inter-island travel just before and after the main Carnival …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Naparima dethroned! St Benedict’s knock champs out of Premier Division race
Reigning Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College will not retain their crown this season after a 1-0 defeat to St Benedict’s College yesterday ruled them out of contention for a place in the Big 4 competition. Naparima, who lifted the last two successive Premier Division titles, …
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