Trinidad and Tobago national football team coach Stephen Hart admitted that there is an elephant in the squad’s dressing room. Nine months into 2013, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) technical staff still has not received a salary. And, two months after the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the “Soca Warriors” …
Read More »TTFA denies Sport Minister’s accusations but vows to avoid war
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips has denied charges of incompetence and a host of allegations by Sport Minister Anil Roberts at a press conference yesterday. However, Phillips, who officially took up the football portfolio on 9 May 2013, was at pains to stress that the …
Read More »To Russia with love: Beenhakker targets 2018 World Cup
Former World Cup 2006 coach “Don” Leo Beenhakker returned to Trinidad and Tobago last night and is already encouraging local football fans to start looking ahead to the Russia 2018 World Cup as the national football team aims to maintain momentum after its 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup showing. The “Soca Warriors” …
Read More »Buckle up! Warriors promise Haitian thriller
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team is gearing up for a thriller on Friday night in a potentially decisive CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match against Haiti at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The “Soca Warriors” played to a 2-2 draw with El Salvador on Monday while Haiti …
Read More »Hart racing: Warriors need quick-fire Gold Cup start
New Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart is aiming for a quick-fire start to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup when he leads the “Soca Warriors” out against El Salvador from 7 pm on Monday July 8 in New Jersey. The Warriors managed just one first half goal in five …
Read More »Under new management: Warriors set for Gold Cup opener
The “Soca Warriors” have completed their 2013 Gold Cup preparations and head for New Jersey tomorrow where they will settle in before opening their campaign on Monday July 8 against New Jersey at the Red Bull Arena. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, now headed by head coach Stephen …
Read More »Shaka defends Tim Kee over coaching changes
Former World Cup 2006 goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has voiced his support for Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee after his decision to demote head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz in favour of Stephen Hart and Leo Beenhakker. Hart, a Trinidad and Tobago native and …
Read More »TTFA: Beenhakker didn’t want to crowd Hart
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips explained today that Leo Beenhakker opted to skip the national team’s present training camp in Trinidad so as to give new head coach Stephen Hart more exclusive time with his staff and players. The former 2006 World Cup coach was …
Read More »Hart’s here but Beenhakker absent and assistants in limbo
Former Canada national football team coach Stephen Hart was officially unveiled today as the new Trinidad and Tobago head coach at a media conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain and later held his first session with the “Soca Warriors” at the same venue. Hart, a 53-year-old …
Read More »Dear TTFA: David Nakhid’s scathing open letter on coaching changes
Former Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain and Caribbean MVP, David Nakhid, writes an open letter to TTFA/TTFF personnel past and present, Everald “Gally” Cummings, Anton Corneal, Raymond Tim Kee and Sheldon Phillip. Gentlemen, Full disclosure: There is only one member of the former TTFF regime whose hand …
Read More »Totalitarian Tim: TTFA president accused of snubbing exco
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee looks set for a collision course with his executive committee after two senior members suggested today that Tim Kee appears to be using the football body as a rubber stamp. Tim Kee, whose day job is as a sales executive …
Read More »Hart transplant: TTFA hires ex-Canada coach… locals still unpaid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) appears set to announce another new face on its technical staff on the eve of the July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Wired868 understands that former Canada national football team coach Stephen Hart has accepted a two-year offer from TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee …
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