Excitement, drama, goals… The 2019 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) was not short of memorable moments. But who were the individual success stories? Wired868 asked its main SSFL reporters Roneil Walcott, Amiel Mohammed and Jovan Ravello to pick 11 starters, seven substitutes and one MVP apiece in any formation they …
Read More »SSFL 19: Champions again! Unbeaten ‘Naps’ win fourth Premier title after 4-0 romp over QRC
Naparima College successfully defended their Secondary Schools Football League Premier Divison title, beating Queen’s Royal College 4-0 on the final day of play at CIC Ground in St Clair. ‘Naps’ have now claimed four of the last six Premier Division titles and stretched their unbeaten league run to an incredible …
Read More »SSFL 19: ‘Naps’ have one hand on fourth Premier Division trophy after edging plucky San Juan
Naparima College took a giant step towards capturing their fourth Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title in six years after edging out San Juan North Secondary by a 1-nil margin in San Fernando this afternoon. ‘Naps’, who now have 33 points from 13 games, will go into their …
Read More »SSFL 19: ‘Naps’ tame ‘Westmoorings Tigers’ to stretch Premier lead
Defending champions Naparima College stretched their lead atop the SSFL Premier Division standings to four points today after a 3-2 win over title rivals St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Naparima College head coach, Angus Eve, explained that he simply mirrored his opposition. “It’s a small pitch, a tight pitch so …
Read More »SSFL: Shippley sinks Malick with stoppage-time winner, ‘Naps’ and Malick reveal 2019 ambitions
Substitute Seon Shippley scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to gift three-time Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division winners, Naparima College, a nervy 2-1 victory over a plucky Malick Secondary outfit in Trincity this afternoon. With the victory, ‘Naps’, who completed a League and National Intercol …
Read More »Bacchanal in Lewis St as SportsMax walk out over jersey row during Naparima’s 3-0 win over CIC
The 2019 Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season got off to a dramatic start this afternoon at Lewis Street, San Fernando with the action on the field between hosts Naparima College and St Mary’s College being the least of the talking points. In a move with still undetermined …
Read More »Intercol 18: Naparima and Presentation win to set up South Clasico final
Naparima College and Presentation College (San Fernando) will resume their arch rivalry in next Monday’s 2018 National Intercol South Zone finals, after wins over Pleasantville and St Benedict’s College respectively in Marabella today. It means a final tasty ‘South Clasico’ for the 2018 season, after ‘Naps’ pipped the ‘Pres Lions’ …
Read More »SSFL 18: Shippley strikes again, as ‘Naps’ edge QRC to stay on the tail of the ‘Pres Lions’
The race for the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title will go down to the wire, as two-time champions Naparima College stayed hot on the heels of leaders and defending champions Presentation College (San Fernando) with a 1-0 victory over Queen’s Royal College at Lewis Street, San …
Read More »SSFL 18: Eve: “Pres Lions” met the juggernaut! Naparima stun defending champions
There is life in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yet and it erupted out of a pulsating Naparima College performance, as they downed league leaders and defending champions Presentation College (San Fernando) 3-1 at Lewis Street, San Fernando. Presentation College now have only a one point lead …
Read More »SSFL 18: Fernandez holds off plucky San Juan North, as Naparima resuscitate title chances
“Watch how we coming!” shouted an animated female San Juan North Secondary fan. “We will give them 10!” When the dust settled, visiting Naparima College had prevailed, though, as their 3-2 triumph in Bourg Mulatresse yesterday condemned San Juan North to their second successive defeat—some humbling considering that the host …
Read More »SSFL 18: St Mary’s earn praise but not points, as Ramdeen helps “Naps” to winning start
Two-time Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College opened their 2018 account this afternoon with a 3-1 win over St Mary’s College at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Defending champions Presentation College (San Fernando) enjoyed a similar triumph at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, as they …
Read More »Electric Ramdeen downs Trinity; Naparima continue title charge with Moka win
Defending Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College continued to gather momentum in their title defence with a 2-0 win over Trinity College Moka in Moka yesterday afternoon. First half substitute Mark Ramdeen was the star of the show as he tormented all and sundry in Moka …
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