Point Fortin Civic stand-in goalkeeper Akini Adams stole the spotlight last night as his club advanced to the semifinal of the 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield competition after a 4-3 penalty shoot win over Defence Force at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Just three days earlier, Defence Force roared …
Read More »Joseph propels Civic to second while Stars sink Caledonia again
Another clinical show from “Soca Warrior” Marcus Joseph pushed Point Fortin Civic back into second place last night as the south-based outfit whipped Police FC 3-0 while North East Stars maintained its dominance over Caledonia AIA with a 3-2 win in a Macoya double header at the Marvin Lee Stadium. …
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 »Happy holidays: Akeem could get a new heart by Christmas
Former two-time Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup defender Akeem Adams is praying for the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in his Budapest apartment with his mother, Ancilla Dick, and brother, Akini, and, of course, a new heart and prosthetic leg. The 22-year-old Adams, who is still hospitalised with an artificial, …
Read More »Adams family creates bank account for donations
Friends and well-wishers who would like to financially assist stricken Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams can now do so directly as his mother, Ancilla Dick-Adams, has had a Royal Bank account set up for that purpose in her name. The 22-year-old Adams, who is an employee of top flight …
Read More »Adams loses limb; but not the war
Twenty-two year old Trinidad and Tobago and Ferencvaros defender Akeem Adams lost his left leg this morning after his fourth emergency operation since suffering a massive heart attack almost two weeks ago in Hungary. Adams was given an artificial, mechanical heart on Thursday 26 September but there were circulatory problems, …
Read More »Akeem’s main squeeze; T&T defender stirs for mom
Trinidad and Tobago defender Akeem Adams sent his family into raptures this morning as he moved for the first time since his mid-week heart attack in Budapest, Hungary. Adams, 22, squeezed the hand of his mother, Ancilla Adams, and nodded his head to send spirits soaring at the Varosmajori Heart …
Read More »Connection penalises Civic in Mahaica return
The Point Fortin Civic team took top flight football back to Mahaica Oval yesterday afternoon for the first time in over a decade but it was an emotional, bittersweet event as the host club was eliminated from the First Citizen Cup 6-5 on penalty kicks after a goalless 90 minutes. …
Read More »T&TEC shock Defence Force as leaders slip-up
Digicel Pro League leaders Defence Force enjoyed a nine-point advantage over second placed Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA as early as last weekend. But the gap might be just four points tomorrow if Caledonia defeats St Ann’s Rangers from 5 pm in the first of a Marvin Lee Stadium double …
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