Trinidad and Tobago will face Jamaica in a crucial World Cup qualifier tomorrow without team captain Kevin Molino and bustling midfielder Daniel Phillips, after both were ruled out due to an accumulation of cautions. Molino, the only genuine creative midfielder in coach Dwight Yorke’s current squad, and Phillips both picked …
Read More »Bus woes, rising expectations and ‘getting at them’; why Yorke thinks T&T’s ‘in a good place’ to face Jamaica
“We weren’t at our best in the first half—I think that was well acknowledged,” said Trinidad and Tobago coach Dwight Yorke, in last night’s post-game press conference. “But second half we played in the manner that we can play… Playing the way we did in the second half gives us …
Read More »No “curry favours”! Yorke stands by 26-man T&T squad; “excited” by home form
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team could see two more overseas-born players make their competitive debuts this week, as coach Dwight Yorke named Lincoln City forward Justin Obikwu and Real Salt Lake II defender Kobi Henry in his 26-man squad for the upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifying window. …
Read More »Auvray, Payne, Ranjitsingh among T&T call-ups in Yorke’s 35-man WCQ longlist
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke named four uncapped players in his 35-man long list to face Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium next Friday. Yorke is expected to select his final squad by next Monday, as the Soca Warriors prepare for the final Concacaf …
Read More »Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?
On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football team. The TTFA, said Edwards, was “already putting systems in place […] with …
Read More »Yorke’s troops slip to 101st in Fifa rankings; T&T now six years in the doldrums
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team dropped one place to 101 in the Fifa Men’s International World Ranking index today, which marks roughly six years with little sign of tangible progress from the Soca Warriors. The Soca Warriors were ranked 100th in the world when the Trinidad and …
Read More »Yorke says T&T can compete—but can Warriors get to 2026 World Cup?
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke said the Soca Warriors proved that they belong among the best teams in Concacaf, despite their group stage exit from the 2025 Gold Cup. Yorke’s troops were thumped 5-0 from United States in their Group D opener before rebounding, …
Read More »Sealy scores stunner; but T&T eliminated after 1-1 tie with Saudi Arabia in tense affair
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team are out of the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. But it came down to the slenderest of margins tonight, as they were held 1-1 by Saudi Arabia at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Las Vegas. A win would have taken the Soca Warriors …
Read More »‘Still in with a shout!’ Yorke said T&T deserved point against Haiti but knocked team’s mentality
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke said his troops deserved a point against Haiti last night, although he acknowledged that their opponents never lost control of the match despite being a player short. At the final whistle, Haiti outshot Trinidad and Tobago 16 to 9 …
Read More »‘Shiggy’ rescues point for T&T; Warriors still alive after 1-1 draw with 10-man Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago are still alive in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup but they could only take a point from a 10-man Haiti outfit, as the two Caribbean nations played to a 1-1 draw in front of a largely empty Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The Soca Warriors can still …
Read More »Keep supporting us! Yorke promises response against Haiti in crucial G/Cup clash
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team coach Dwight Yorke is confident of a response from his players against Haiti in Houston tomorrow, as the Soca Warriors look to put their 5-0 Concacaf Gold Cup defeat to the USA in the rear view. At present, the Soca Warriors are bottom …
Read More »Yorke: ‘Bad day at the office’; the second and third US goals killed game
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke said two errors, which led to the second and third goals for the United States, killed his team’s chances of getting a favourable result from their opening 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup fixture yesterday evening at the PayPal Park in …
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