QPCC, Trendsetter Hawks, Ball Blasters Youth Academy and Pro Series snagged a trophy apiece as the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) concluded on a dramatic afternoon at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Saturday 24 May. The Ball Blasters fell to a stoppage time winner from Pro Series …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: Ball Blasters lead T’go charge in finals, but QPCC, Pro Series well poised
The Ball Blasters Youth Academy left the UTT O’Meara Campus with one trophy from the two national finals they contested on the closing day of the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) competition. Their 2024 National Under-14 crown was the only trophy that crossed the sea-bridge—but it was …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: Ginga, Series, Trendsetter and QPCC triumph on thrilling weekend; B/Blasters, S/Vale and Jewels lead T’go challenge
Spectacular finishes, peeved referees, animated coaches, penalties scored and missed, cheers and tears… There was nothing missing on Saturday as the Trinidad leg of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) came to a sizzling finale on a damp day in Barataria. “I think football was the winner …
Read More »T&T U17s played “way, way above what they were given”; Cooper dissects Costa Rica loss
Are the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team failures for their inability to defeat Costa Rica in their own backyard in a do-or-die World Cup qualifier? Are Soca Warriors supporters justified in expecting wins in such scenarios, within the context of the two football nations? Head coach Shawn Cooper …
Read More »T&T’s subs shine in 9-0 rout of Sint Maarten, as Warriors prepare for C/Rica showdown
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team will go into their final group stage match against Costa Rica on Sunday with their fate in their own hands, as they remained within two points of the host nation and group leaders today. There were smiles too as, after two relatively …
Read More »T&T U-17s prepare for hostile WCQ finale, as Costa Rica changes venue for showdown
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper is preparing his troops for the most hostile environment of their brief football careers thus far as the young Soca Warriors prepare for two decisive Concacaf Under-17 Qualifiers in four days. On Thursday 13 February, captain Nikosi Foncette will …
Read More »Kallicharan doubles up as T&T U17s top standings with scrappy 3-1 win over BVI
Trinidad and Tobago moved atop Group B today in the 2025 Concacaf U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament with a 3-1 win over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. However, the young Soca Warriors cannot count on still being ahead on the standings …
Read More »“The cream came to the top!” Cooper on assembling T&T U17 team, ‘Toka’ return, and a 14-year-old starlet
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team depart tonight for Concacaf qualifying action in Costa Rica, and they will not be going to make up the numbers. The young Soca Warriors are grouped with Guyana, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Saint Martin and Costa Rica. Only the group winner …
Read More »TTFA cancels Mexico tourney for T&T U17s, as “gifted” squad prepare for W/Cup push
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 team will not have the benefit of an international tournament in Mexico, as part of their preparations for the Qatar 2025 Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifying series. Coach Shawn Cooper’s troops spent much of December in camp at the Home of Football and …
Read More »Eight Fifa U-17 World Cup spots available; T&T get Concacaf draw
Trinidad and Tobago will hope to benefit from the expansion of the Fifa Men’s Under-17 World Cup when the Concacaf qualifying series kicks off next February. Fifa will stage the next five editions of its Men’s Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. And the major changes in the format are the …
Read More »SSFL 24: Stapleton scores then sent off, as Arima North hold off ‘Saints’ in tense affair
Arima North Secondary striker Tyrell Stapleton went from hero to villain at the Arima Velodrome this evening but his team did enough to get the better of St Mary’s College 2-0 in their Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division encounter. Stapleton broke the deadlock for Arima in the 31st …
Read More »Arima North, St Benedict’s draw SSFL opener; coaches lament pre-season challenges
Coaches Wayne Sheppard of Arima North Secondary and Clint McMillan of St Benedict’s College cited pre-season challenges today, after their teams battled to a goalless draw in the opening match of the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division at the Arima Velodrome. Heavy afternoon rain and a waterlogged …
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