So by now we know the best Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) teams for 2017—Monday’s Coca Cola National Intercol final notwithstanding—but what about the best players? Once more, Wired868’s SSFL writers take on the thankless task of selecting the best performing players—not necessarily the most talented players, mind you!—in the …
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 »Lion of Judah devours Presentation! Naparima skipper steals the show again
Naparima College star Judah St Louis stamped his authority on the grand southern SSFL Premier Division derby today by scoring two delightful free kicks against arch-rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) in a tense 2-1 victory. This result, coupled with Naparima’s successful protest against Shiva Boys’ use of Kierron Mason in …
Read More »Benny rescues ‘Tigers’, Naps call foul as St Anthony’s overturn two-goal deficit
A sublime 75th minute free kick by former National Under-17 midfielder Che Benny earned a share of the spoils for St Anthony’s College, who clawed back at home to hold Naparima College 2-2 in 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action in Westmoorings today. The affair was often …
Read More »T&T U-20s kick off against Cuba; but fresh controversy as team takes extra players
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team continue their South Korea 2017 Under-20 World Cup campaign on Saturday 22 October when they face Cuba from 8:15pm in Caribbean Football Union (CFU) battle at the Ergilio Hato stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. But, once more, local football fans will hope that the …
Read More »Lee-thal Naparima strike again, as Pres lose ground in top of the table SSFL clash
“We play good defence and we break,” Naparima College coach Angus Eve told Wired868. “I am [like Manchester United coach] Jose Mourinho [in that sense]. I love Jose Mourinho.” Presumably, Eve was referencing the young dynamic Mourinho who tamed the England Premier League with stubborn defence, incisive counter attacks and …
Read More »SSFL stars depart for Guyana with T&T Under-20s; Keston Julien rejoins team
Naparima College skipper Shane Sandy, Presentation College (San Fernando) captain Kareem Riley and Shiva Boys Hindu College goalkeeper Denzil Smith are among three schoolboys who will take their leave from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) 2016 Premier Division for a camp in Guyana this week. The Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »Oil In De Coil; Southern students star in Wired868’s 2015 SSFL All Star XI
The 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season wrapped up on Monday evening with Naparima College securing a National double and sweeping all possible titles—Premier Division, South Zone Intercol and National Intercol—for the school season. Several players from coach Angus Eve’s two-time Premier Division winning team caught Wired868’s lens this …
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