After 25 long, hard years of waiting for a top flight national title, Police FC achieved that feat in emphatic style last night as they thumped the fancied Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) by a 4-1 margin to snatch the TT$75,000 First Citizens Cup prize. The last time Police FC …
Read More »Ascension Rd 5: La Horquetta invite Matura to red christening; Police FC arrest Rosa Nation
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers welcome Matura ReUnited to the TT$5.3 million christening of their Phase Two ground, only to maul their guests 10-2; plus Police FC keep their momentum as they outgun FC Santa Rosa’s ‘Big Cannons’ 4-1. Will Rangers and Police still be smiling by the end of Round …
Read More »Massacre in St James; Police FC shake off ‘blight’ to hit 10-man Matura for 6!
And they’re off! After consecutive defeats to Guaya United and San Juan Jabloteh, Police FC finally opened their account in the Ascension Invitational Tournament, thumping Matura ReUnited by a 6-nil margin at the Police Academy in St James Saturday evening. Both teams entered yesterday’s encounter winless. And it did not …
Read More »Play Ascension (Video): ‘Army’ and Guaya shine in Round One review
The force is still with Devorn Jorsling, as Defence Force hold off plucky Cunupia Predators; while Guaya’s Green Army surprise Police FC at Guayaguayare. Wired868 reviews the action in the Ascension Invitational Tournament with analyst Terry Fenwick in our half hour show, Play Ascension! More from Wired868 Defiant NAAATT Junior …
Read More »Hagley’s hoodoo! Ferrier strikes as Guaya surprise Police in Ascension opener
Guaya United club director Randy Hagley may have to change his number after Friday evening’s result to avoid a flood of requests to borrow his crystal ball. The opening match of the Ascension Invitational Tournament went according to plan for the hosts, as Guaya, a Trinidad and Tobago Super League …
Read More »“We going and beat that side!” Guaya and Police FC brace for Ascension Invitational kick off
“Yeah man, we going and beat that side tomorrow.” That was the last salvo of a discussion about his side’s return to competitive football after six months, from Guaya United director Randy Hagley. Guaya United hosts Police FC from 6pm at the Guayaguayare Recreation Ground on Friday 12 July in …
Read More »Bateau, Guerra out Gold Cup; TTFA considers withdrawing men and women’s Olympic Teams
The financially beleaguered Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is considering withdrawing both their male and female teams from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Qualifiers. The Men’s National Under-23 Team were drawn in Group B of the qualifying series alongside Cuba, US Virgin Islands and Barbados, which is due to …
Read More »T&T start Olympic qualifiers in July but neither coach nor squad in place; ex-TD advises TTFA to turn to minor leagues
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has been advised to turn to ‘minor leagues’, as the chronically under-prepared local football body is tasked to build a team from scratch to compete in the 2020 Olympic qualifying series, which kicks off in three months. The TTFA does not have a National …
Read More »“It was heart-breaking!” Maylee opens up about Morace, Shabazz, DJW and T&T’s disastrous W/Cup campaign
In 2018, two Caribbean teams qualified for FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. Neither were Trinidad and Tobago. Haiti booked their place for the France 2018 Women’s Under-20 World Cup—after finishing third at the Concacaf tournament hosted right here in Couva—while Jamaica qualified for the senior 2019 World …
Read More »Salazar chaos continues: Cunningham voted both ways, Look Loy accuses DJW of fraud
The fall out from the suppression of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) vice-president Joanne Salazar’s resignation continued over the Republic Day weekend, with president David John-Williams, general secretary Justin Latapy-George and board member Wayne Cunningham increasingly under the spotlight for varying reasons. Salazar resigned her post on 11 September …
Read More »TTFA board still to rule on Cooper appointment; Waldrum, Hood declare coaching interest
The Women Soca Warriors were promised the necessary funding for their upcoming Concacaf Championships in the United States by the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. But the matter of their technical staff for the competition remains a contentious issue. On Monday, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David …
Read More »“It wasn’t about qualifying, it was about stability!” Shabazz shares vision for T&T’s women’s football
“For me it wasn’t about qualifying [when I accepted the job as women’s coach], it was about stability,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz. “It was about creating what we created back then, which was a framework for players to go on scholarship and …
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