Unified Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (UFCTT) interim president Jefferson George and former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee member Ken Elie both suggested that Angus Eve is the right coach to lead the Soca Warriors. However, both expressed misgivings about the manner in which Eve was …
Read More »Eve confirms Soca Warriors technical staff, selects 24-man local squad
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team held their first training session under new interim head coach Angus Eve today at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, with 24 players invited from his 60-man Gold Cup provisional squad. Central FC attacker Sean Bonval and Police FC midfielder Jabari Mitchell …
Read More »Eve replaces former boss, Fenwick, as interim Soca Warriors head coach for July Gold Cup
Club Sando FC head coach Angus Eve has replaced Terry Fenwick as head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team. Eve’s appointment is, at least initially, on a temporary basis, as the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee confirmed his contract will expire on 31 August 2021. Eve emerged top …
Read More »‘Parents keep bringing their children, so it’s hard to stop!’ Day in the life of a youth coach
“[…] It was easier [to coach in the 1980s and 90s] compared to now… Back then, children had a love for the game. Children nowadays, as a result of modern technology and social media, are more interested in being on an electronic device playing games than running around playing football. …
Read More »San F’do Giants clinch Ascension Div Two in dramatic style, as Yohannes penalises Deportivo
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team midfielder Yohannes Richardson wrote his name into San Fernando Giants folklore yesterday evening as his late penalty ensured a sensational finish to the inaugural Ascension Invitational Tournament Division Two title race. Richardson’s strike was all that separated the Giants from southern rivals, Deportivo …
Read More »“I will do whatever it takes—within the rules—to win!” One on one with St Benedict’s Keon Boney
“During that 90 minutes [on the field] is the only time you would get or see the most emotions out of me. I hate to lose, and I will give my best to win. I will do whatever it takes—as long as it’s within the [rules] of the game—to win.” …
Read More »SSFL 18: St Benedict’s edge St Anthony’s 6-5, dedicate extraordinary win to Reuel Tyson
St Benedict’s College dedicated this evening’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division outing to former standout attacker Reuel Tyson—who passed away in a vehicular accident this weekend—and made it a match to remember, as they defeated St Anthony’s College 6-5 in a blistering affair at Westmoorings. “This is one …
Read More »SSFL 2018: And still the champions… South zone aims to flex again alongside strong central cast
Hark now hear the commentators sing, glory to a new SSFL king? Not if the southern teams have anything to say about it. A king in the north, east or Tobago for that matter has not reigned in the SSFL since St Anthony’s College stormed to the title in 2011. …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Marabella mismatch; Naparima and St Benedict’s clobber P’ville and La Romaine
It is saying something when two teams that conceded 11 goals between them are high in praise of their own performances. La Romaine Secondary and Pleasantville Secondary held nothing back today as they threw themselves at more illustrious opponents in the Coca Cola 2017 South Zone Intercol quarterfinals. But the …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Benedict’s hold Naps in southern derby, Shiva Boys slip up as Pres push clear
Naparima College dropped two precious points today in a southern derby at Lewis Street, San Fernando as St Benedict’s College clawed their way back from a two goal deficit to hold the title contenders 3-3 in an exciting SSFL Premier Division match-up. Only goal difference keeps St Benedict’s from the …
Read More »T&T U-17s choose Couva over POS for CFU qualifiers; Hudson and Lammy raring to go
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will concede their traditional home ground this weekend, after the Russell Latapy-led technical staff suggested that playing in Couva would be more advantageous to their India 2017 Under-17 World Cup qualifying chances. The junior Soca Warriors open their World Cup bid against 2014 …
Read More »TTFA unveils “Little Magician” as U-17 head coach, Latapy and staff will be paid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today unveiled Russell “Little Magician” Latapy as the new head coach of the Men’s National Under-17 Football Team at a press conference at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Little Magician, who mesmerized adoring Trinbagonians for the better part of two decades, …
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