Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has refused to consider Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney for the Caribbean Cup finals, after rejecting their excuses for skipping an ongoing training camp in Guyana. Emmanuel and Rodney were selected on Williams’ 20-man team, which left …
Read More »T&T U20s edge Alpha; young Warriors face club team in Guyana instead
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team won their first warm-up match in Georgetown this afternoon. But it was against Guyanese club team, Alpha United, rather than the Guyana National Team, as initially suggested by a Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) release. W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Moses …
Read More »Good Knights: One on one with Caledonia’s Kareem Knights
“Work hard, pray and be humble.” Morvant Caledonia United’s Kareem Knights, a 19-year-old Guyana youth international football, said he lives by that simple but powerful credo. Knights moved to Trinidad last September after impressing for Guyana in Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying action against Antigua and Barbuda. Guyana coach and Caledonia …
Read More »Sancho backs FIFA project for TTFA; Groden joins Guyana FF
New Sport Minister Brent Sancho has begun talks with FIFA over the construction of a National Training Centre in Marabella within close proximity of the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium. FIFA has vowed to approve US$500,000 for the project through the FIFA Goal programme. However, a prerequisite is that the Trinidad and …
Read More »Shabazz named as joint T&T men’s football coach
Jamaal Shabazz is set to pull off a stunning return to the Trinidad and Tobago national football fraternity at next month’s Caribbean Cup finals in Antigua and Barbuda after being appointed to the “Soca Warriors” coaching staff. Shabazz, who also coaches local Pro League team Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA, …
Read More »Caribbean makes encouraging W/Cup football start
Jamaica started its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign last night with a 2-1 win over Guatemala in Group B at The Office in Kingston while Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana suffered narrow and arguably encouraging defeats. Guyana, coached by Trinidad and Tobago’s Jamaal Shabazz, made its debut at this …
Read More »Shabazz’s Guyana set for historic bow in Mexico
It takes a lot to unnerve 48-year-old Guyana national football team coach and Trinidad and Tobago export, Jamaal Shabazz. As a 26-year-old, Shabazz was involved in an attempted coup in his homeland—he was subsequently pardoned by the State—while the former goalkeeper is arguably best known for his work in the …
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