The Unified Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (UFCTT) has defended Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper against supposed “unclear and ambiguous allegations”, in the wake of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) sanctions against the coach. On Saturday, TTFA Safeguarding manager Gary St Rose …
Read More »‘Cooper is a beacon of discipline!’: Pres’ Old Boys demand ‘timely’ resolution to TTFA ban
“[…] The Presentation College San Fernando Past Students’ Association does not wish to speculate on the matter or matters that would have led to [the] decision by the TTFA. However, it can be stated unequivocally that Shawn Cooper, during his tenure at the college, has been a beacon of discipline, …
Read More »T&T U-17 and ‘Pres’ coach Shawn Cooper banned from coaching minors; Corneal: This is unheard of!
Trinidad and Tobago Safeguarding manager Gary St Rose has banned Men’s National Under-17 team head coach Shawn Cooper from coaching minors in an unprecedented move within the national setup. On Saturday 15 March, St Rose issued a release on a TTFA letterhead that took aim at the veteran coach, who …
Read More »Nikita Gosine quits T&T Women’s U-17 team; mother demands humane selection process from national coaches
Trinidad and Tobago will be a player short for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers, which kicks off tomorrow in Trinidad—with Honduras, Belize and the United States Virgin Islands grouped together at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. All four nations announced 21-member squads to Concacaf roughly a week ago …
Read More »“We feel harassed!” All NLCL youth tourneys halted pending meeting with TTFA executive
“[…] Sadly, after raising and investing over a million dollars and helping thousands of youngsters and after donating thousands of pounds of hamper items, the tournament committee feels highly frustrated, harassed and disrespected. “[…] As a result, the committee has decided to suspend all NLCL Community Cup tournaments for 2025, …
Read More »St Rose vs the Jordans: How NLCL tournament ran afoul of TTFA Safeguarding Dept
NLCL directors Brian Jordan and his wife Germaine Jordan officially announced the cancellation of the 2024/25 season of the NLCL Under-19 Community Cup, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prominent nationwide youth football competitions, on 30 December 2024. Their decision to pull the plug on the competition was preceded by …
Read More »Vaneisa: Get up, stand up—T&T must ditch apathy to save country
Responses to the declaration of a state of emergency have predictably been draped in political flags. As usual, everyone knows what should be done, and just as in West Indies cricket, everyone knows where the blame falls. What continues to be apparent is that it is not politically expedient to …
Read More »The Gov’t will pay! Inside Jaric Titans’ $3.6 mil Manchester “joyride”
On Wednesday 27 March, Jaric Titans Sports and Development Club managing director and head coach Brian Browne and team manager Tracey Coldeira strolled into the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Manchester with a large contingent of adults and children from Tobago. Browne made a booking at the four-star hotel for …
Read More »TTFA outlaws Toda-World FA and controversial ex-national youth coach, Marcelle
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has officially outlawed former national youth coach Terrence Marcelle and his club, Toda-World Football Academy, after finding that the academy has been managing children without a license. Toda-World FA, which officially started in 2017 according to its social media page, is based in …
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