Tag Archives: Merere Gonzales

“Skinner Park does not have a legal football field for approved senior competitive games, by which I mean games that are above under-15 level,” said Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) president Osmond Downer. “There should be no argument—none whatsoever.” On Friday, Udecott Corporate Communications and Marketing manager Roxanne …

The South Zone Intercol will be held in south Trinidad after all! Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales confirmed that his executive made an about turn yesterday morning, in an emergency meeting. And instead of the top South Zone schools competing at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Thursday …

The 2023 South Zone Intercol final will be held in Port of Spain. Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales confirmed that the school body’s fixture committee did not make a misprint. A lack of suitable venues in south and central Trinidad, as far as the SSFL executive committee …

The race for the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division scoring title may not be over yet, with Malick Secondary and Bishop’s High School both ready to do battle in Tobago. And with their rescheduled fixture comes an opportunity for Malick forward Oba Samuel, who has 14 league …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee is expected to meet early this week to deliberate on a post-game fracas involving supporters of St Mary’s College and Fatima College on the final match day of the 2023 Premier Division season. Fatima College, the newly crowned schoolboy champions, emerged 1-0 …

From this afternoon, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) matches in the Premier and Championship Divisions will kick off at 4pm—outside of a few exceptions—as the organising committee tries to blunt the impact of the ongoing hot spell. “Because of the directive from the Ministry of the Education, of which the …

St Benedict’s College kicked off the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season with an eye-raising show of strength at the Hasely Crawford Stadium yesterday, as they beat Fatima College to the NGC SSFL Super Cup. The final score read 4-3 to the southern school and credit is due to …

The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Friday 8 September with an exhibition clash between defending Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, and Intercol winners, Fatima College. The current rulers of the local schoolboys game have changed, with perennial powerhouses Naparima College …

Penalties, penalties, and then some more penalties. The first day of semifinal action in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was filled with penalty drama yesterday, with both Under-17 semis decided by dramatic penalty shootouts—with a Naparima College cricketer, Raheem Nelson, emerging as the hero at the …

Trinidad and Tobago will have six referees on Fifa’s international list of officials for 2023, after the Fifa Referees Committee accepted recommendations from the TTFA’s Referees Department. Crystal Sobers, Cecile Hinds and Kwinsi Williams were all accepted on Fifa’s referees list while Caleb Wales, Ainsley Rochard and Evelyn Douglas-Jacob got …

St Augustine Secondary and East Mucurapo Secondary will meet on Monday 12 December in a play-off fixture from 3.30pm at the St Mary’s College ground, in what looks set to be the final act of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. The loser will join relegated outfit Moruga …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee today announced the postponement of Boys Championship Division matches in the North, East, Central and Tobago Zones, barely 24 hours before kickoff on Tuesday 13 September. The decision will impact 24 schools across Trinidad and Tobago who were preparing to make their …