Defence Force central defender Justin “Shiggy” Garcia was named the Player of the Season for the inaugural TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) competition at the awards ceremony last night. Garcia, who beat Tiger Tanks Club Sando forward Nathaniel James and AC Port of Spain midfielder Duane Muckette to the prize, …
Read More »Was it worth it? Club Sando fume at bill, after five days stranded in St Kitts
A week since their Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield elimination and five days since their last outing in the third-place playoff, Tiger Tanks Club Sando players and officials finally got home from Saint Kitts and Nevis yesterday evening. A Club Sando official confirmed that the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) outfit …
Read More »Club Sando fall to Lion; TTPFL side out of Caribbean Cup contention
Tiger Tanks Club Sando’s Caribbean adventure ends in Saint Kitts and Nevis this weekend, as a 2-1 semifinal defeat to Golden Lion FC means they will not advance to the Concacaf Caribbean Cup. Tomorrow night, Golden Lion of Martinique and Suriname’s Robinhood will contest the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield …
Read More »Club Sando end T&T’s five-year Caribbean absence; three “Naps” boys in squad
Club Sando are set to become the first Trinidad and Tobago football club to participate in a regional competition in five years, when they face Guadeloupean champions Solidarité-Scolaire from 5pm on Friday 4 August in Saint Kitts and Nevis for the Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield. It will be the first …
Read More »Moore and Sam mesmerize Rangers, as “Army” surge to TTPFL double in extra-time
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers fought a good fight. Still, they couldn’t stop the all-conquering Defence Force last night, as the Army/Coast Guard combination got a thrilling 5-3 extra-time win to lift the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) Knockout Cup at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex. With Saturday …
Read More »“Army” and Rangers to meet in TTPFL Cup final, after five-goal thrillers with Civic and Police
From 7pm on Saturday at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, coach Hutson “Baba” Charles and his Defence Force team will hunt a Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) double in its inaugural season, after getting a nervy 3-2 win over Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic in yesterday’s first semifinal. …
Read More »“We’re not happy, but we want to win something!” Pt Fortin Civic’s unusual TTPFL Cup run
The TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) Knockout semifinal rounds kick off at 6pm this evening with an intriguing clash between two teams, Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic and Defence Force, enjoying wildly different fortunes. Defence Force are riding on the crest of a wave. The Army/ Coast Guard combination clinched …
Read More »“Outspoken and real”, “he kept us laughing”; Police FC and Caledonia remember Kemron Purcell
Police FC defender and community police officer Kemron Purcell died this morning in a vehicular accident, after his car slammed into the traffic light near the intersection of Mausica Road and the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in D’Abadie. Purcell, 33, was an unused substitute in Police’s 2-1 win over Central FC …
Read More »TTPFL 23: “Shiggy” and “Bobo” come up clutch as “Army” pip AC POS to inaugural crown!
At the death! Coach Hutson “Baba” Charles and his Defence Force team saved their best for the last day of the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) season, as the “Army” men got a thrilling 2-1 win over AC Port of Spain at the Arima Velodrome tonight to …
Read More »Radanfah: Maximising Levi’s talent, why Natty’s a dread attacker and T&T’s inhibited talent pool
“[…] Trinidad and Tobago players are limited in their exposure to top level football [and] it makes it difficult for us to compete with teams who have players playing at that level. I don’t like to get into people’s selection, you can’t carry everybody—but I think [Angus Eve’s] selections are …
Read More »Good marketing, poor pitches, worse salaries, and never-say-die Army; Radanfah on maiden TTPFL season
“[…] The Mahaica Oval has no dressing rooms. You have to change under a tent in the car park—and this is a brand new venue. It is a sporting complex with no room for sporting personnel to change. Do you understand what I’m telling you? “[…] Most clubs have told …
Read More »End of an era: How Police FC and Hood parted ways, after change at top and discord from bottom
For the first time in 11 years, coach Richard Hood played no role in Police FC’s match day plans over the past week as the Lawmen came from behind to hold Point Fortin Civic 1-1 at the Police Barracks in St James, before thumping San Juan Jabloteh 5-2 on Sunday …
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