Trinidad and Tobago will be a player short for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers, which kicks off tomorrow in Trinidad—with Honduras, Belize and the United States Virgin Islands grouped together at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. All four nations announced 21-member squads to Concacaf roughly a week ago …
Read More »SSFL 24: MoE officials allegedly recommend St Benedict’s sanctions over “Zoom Zoom” registration
St Benedict’s College’s 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title chase—or, more accurately, the school’s use of form four student Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia—now appears to be under probe by no less an authority than the Ministry of Education. And the implications can go far deeper than a …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Trendsetter clinch North U-16 title; Cox CS U16s advance
Trendsetter Hawks and Cox Coaching School got decisive triumphs in the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) this weekend, as the final adjustments to the knockout bracket were made. Trendsetter moved from second to first place in the North Zone Under-16 competition, as they saw off Santa Cruz United …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Simmons hit Plaisance Park for six, as Dunstan Williams Academy star on opening weekend
Striker Josiah Simmons literally hit Plaisance Park Strikers for six on Sunday afternoon, as he helped Dunstan Williams Soccer Academy (DWSA) to a 13-0 rout on the opening day of the South Zone Boys Under-16 Division of the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) at the Guapo Recreation …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC finish third at U-13 and U-17, while Cox and Premier also manage Playoff wins
QPCC snagged two third place finishes in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) playoffs yesterday to ensure that they managed top three finishes in all four categories of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association-sanctioned youth tournament. In the Under-13 category, a second half winner by Mason Joel saw …
Read More »NLCL 23: U15 Cup semis set for Malabar; Pt Fortin, Ginga, Titans and Cox FA in title hunt
The NLCL U15 Community Cup hits the knockout stage on Saturday, with Point Fortin Youth Football Academy, Jaric Titans, FC Ginga and Cox Football Academy all seeking a path to the finals of the inaugural competition. Titans, the Group C winners from Tobago, face Point Fortin from 2pm at the …
Read More »NYFL 23: Ginga’s dose of Nantons and Vene flavour sets up U13 finale with Cox CS; Premier U17s stun QPCC
Penalties, penalties, and then some more penalties. The first day of semifinal action in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was filled with penalty drama yesterday, with both Under-17 semis decided by dramatic penalty shootouts—with a Naparima College cricketer, Raheem Nelson, emerging as the hero at the …
Read More »NYFL 2023: North clubs maintain 100% record, as youth tournament heads to semis
QPCC had a good day at the office in Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) action yesterday, as their Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 teams all triumphed on the field of play. The QPCC Under-15s are forced to await word from the tournament’s disciplinary committee, after Crown Trace FC protested …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Trinidad’s top youth teams enter ko phase; Cox, Pro Series, D/Force among title hopefuls
There are 32 Trinidad youth teams left standing in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition. However, there are only four available trophies. Something will have to give over the next two weeks then, as the nationwide youth competition enters the knockout stage—albeit without invitations to Tobago …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Premier SC clinch South U-20 title, while Cox Coaching School and Union Hall U15s stay perfect
Premier Sports Club became the third zonal champions of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) on Sunday afternoon at the La Brea Recreation Ground, as they leapfrogged Ste Madeleine Strikers on the final match day of the South Zone Under-20 competition. Premier SC led 1-0 at halftime …
Read More »2023 NYFL round-up: Beatnix and Cox Coaching School rain goals on match day one
They scored how many? Beatnix Sports Club were the first big winners of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League, as they thumped 12 unanswered goals past the beleaguered Elton John Youth Academy in East Zone Under-17 action at the Eddie Hart Savannah in Tacarigua on Saturday 11 March. …
Read More »On the Hudson: One on one with T&T and Naps shooting star
Fifteen year old Naparima College and W Connection attacker Isaiah Jabari Hudson is the latest off the Santa Flora assembly line, as he joins fellow villagers Levi Garcia (AZ Alkmaar), Nathaniel Garcia (Central FC) and Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel (Shiva Boys HC) on a list of Trinidad and Tobago’s hottest young football talent. Hudson, …
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