Trinidad and Tobago lead three times today but were forced to settle for a solitary point, as they were held 4-4 by Haiti in a see-saw Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship affair at the Estadio Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. A double bolt of electricity from substitutes Real Gill and …
Read More »Haiti announces withdrawal from Concacaf U-20 Championship; T&T get unexpected boost
Trinidad and Tobago’s bid to progress from the group stage of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship got an unexpected boost yesterday as the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) announced it has withdrawn from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago are scheduled to face Haiti in their opening match on 19 June at …
Read More »‘Covid is THE factor!’ CFU president on Caribbean football struggles, racism, and normalisation
“[…] Listen, [Covid-19] is the factor. A lot of the teams in the Caribbean could not even train, further more play competitive football; and that has affected the Caribbean. It is clear! When you look at Central America and North America, they were able to play their tournaments as normal …
Read More »W/Cup corner: Duverger-be kidding me! Haiti, Curaçao and SKN crash out, Jamaica fly flag alone
Maybe there was a time in his childhood that Josue Duverger, who was born and raised in Canada, dreamed of scoring a vital World Cup goal for his homeland. But probably not the way he did yesterday. The 21-year-old Duverger, who has represented the land of his ancestors, Haiti, for …
Read More »W/Cup corner: Curaçao keep Caribbean hopes alive, although their entire starting XI was born in Europe
Concacaf’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series began with 23 teams from the Caribbean, along with five from Central America, and one from North America. By this time next week, the only Caribbean team still in with a shot at Qatar might be Jamaica, who were not asked to go …
Read More »Haitian robbery; David, ‘Gally’ and ‘Archie’ erupt in controversial ‘74 campaign
The following is the third instalment of a series on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup football adventures, adapted from articles published first in the Trinidad Express in 2006, and looks back at the controversial 1974 World Cup campaign: Port-au-Prince was as silent as a grave on 4 December 1973. On …
Read More »Fifa gives Haiti football president, Jean-Bart, life ban for sexual abuse of female players
Haitian Football Federation (HFF) president Dr Yves ‘Dadou’ Jean-Bart has been banned for life by Fifa, after being found guilty of ‘systematic sexual abuse against female football players between 2014 and 2020’. The decision was released today by the adjudicatory chamber of Fifa’s Ethics Committee, which also imposed a 1,000,000 …
Read More »Fifa suspends Haitian football president due to allegations of sexual abuse against minors
Haitian Football Federation (FHF) president Yves Jean-Bart was provisionally suspended by Fifa today for 90 days, due to allegations of sexual abuse against minors at Haiti’s national training centre—which was first unearthed last month by the UK Guardian newspaper. The 72-year-old Jean-Bart, who is nicknamed ‘Dadou’, was one of several …
Read More »Dumornay dominates as Haiti rout T&T 7-0, Look Loy explains decision to use reserve players
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team completed their Group F assignments today on the wrong side of a fierce whipping, as they were routed 7-0 by Haiti in Concacaf Championship action at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. The Women Soca Warriors, who were already guaranteed …
Read More »Corneal not surprised by early elimination; slams dependence on magic in successive youth tournaments
It would have come as no surprise to Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Technical Director Anton Corneal that Trinidad and Tobago’s hopes of going to the Under-20 Women’s World Cup came crashing down yesterday evening. Having lost 2-3 to Haiti in their opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium …
Read More »U-20 Women: Haiti makes T&T sorry, Mondésir trick KOs hosts despite Princely start
Haiti Women’s National Under-20 Team captain and forward Nérilia Mondésir turned 19 on Wednesday and, by all appearances, she opted to celebrate her birthday a day late. Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed the perfect start to their CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva tonight. But, by the final …
Read More »Showdown at the Ato Boldon Stadium; can T&T U-20 women outgun Haiti?
When Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti meet from 6.30pm today in a CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s encounter, there will be, coach Jamaal Shabazz promises, fireworks. Addressing the media at yesterday’s press briefing at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Shabazz compared the match-up to what happens in the classic …
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