Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve revealed that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is “looking into” the possibility that Nicaragua fielded an ineligible player against the Soca Warriors during the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League competition. On 4 June 2022, Uruguay-born midfielder Richard Rodriguez …
Read More »Eve defends TTPFL criticism, reveals friendly setbacks and hints at G/Cup selection criteria
With just about six weeks to go before the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Team faces off against Guadeloupe in a crucial Gold Cup preliminary match on 16 June, head coach Angus Eve yesterday revealed that potential pre-tournament friendly internationals against Guatemala and 2022 Fifa World Cup hosts, Qatar, were …
Read More »Eve: “The hardest possible team”; T&T draw Guadeloupe for G/Cup qualifiers—Grenada or Guyana next
The Soca Warriors will open their 2023 Gold Cup campaign with a qualifier against Guadeloupe at the Drv Pnk Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on either 16 or 17 June. Should the Warriors prevail, they will then meet the winner between Guyana and Grenada at the same venue on 20 June—to …
Read More »Barney: How stretched, direct T&T played into Nicaragua’s hands—and Auvray-Julien combo was underutilised
“[…] Triston Hodge, by nature, is not as attacking a full back as Keston Julien. In a situation where we need to win and a draw and a loss equate to the same thing, why are we taking off one of our more attacking threats? “From where I sat (admittedly …
Read More »Eve: Negative Nicaragua employed “nasty, dirty tactics” and T&T fans didn’t help much
Playing on home soil in a must win affair, the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team managed a single shot on target over 90 minutes plus stoppage time against Nicaragua in Bacolet last night. At the final whistle, the two teams remained locked at one goal apiece—and, as a …
Read More »Dear Editor: Subjects, objects, predicates and Soca Warriors’ stuttering CNL finish
“[…] I am captivated by the sentence: ‘However, coach Angus Eve’s troops lacked the ingenuity to really carve open their limited guests and could not quite wrestle the ball off them with the required regularity.’ “Sir, that declaration transported me to a method of inquiry learned, in primary school, to …
Read More »Nicaragua hold T&T 1-1, as Soca Warriors fail to win Nations League promotion
Trinidad and Tobago will spend another year at least among Concacaf’s second tier football nations. Last night, the Soca Warriors needed a win over Nicaragua at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet to top Group C in the Nations League B. However, the home team never led and could not …
Read More »Moses clears the way, as T&T thump the Bahamas 3-0—to set up Nicaragua showdown
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve is 90 minutes away from fulfilling his mandate, after a comprehensive 3-0 win over The Bahamas in Nassau. Defender Kareem Moses put the Soca Warriors ahead after just five minutes with a thumping shot and further items by captain …
Read More »Julien misses Bahamas clash due to visa issue; Eve counting on Warriors’ versatility
The Soca Warriors will be without buccaneering Europe-based left back Keston Julien tomorrow when they face The Bahamas from 4pm at the Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, in a crucial Concacaf Nations League B encounter. Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve told the TTFA Media that …
Read More »Eve urges T&T clubs to put nation first, as Warriors seek Copa America gateway via two CNL “finals”
“The short-term goal is to win these two matches,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve. “When you win these matches, it then gives you the platform to go further. There are a lot of things at stake in these games and it’s not just …
Read More »Eve names 24-man T&T squad; Winchester, Joseph and Rampersad are in—Muckette misses out
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve announced his 24-man squad to face The Bahamas and Nicaragua this morning with speedy forward Rundell Winchester and midfielder Andre Rampersad among his surprise inclusions. The Soca Warriors need wins over the Bahamas and Nicaragua, on 24 and 27 …
Read More »Eve’s Warriors hold Jamaica goalless again—are T&T ready to reverse Nations League decline?
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team closed off their preparation for next week’s Concacaf Nations League assignments with a creditable goalless draw against Jamaica in Kingston tonight. The Reggae Boyz had most of the ball but, again, rarely threatened while the Soca Warriors often looked the more dangerous …
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