For the first time in recent Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) memory, the Presentation College (San Fernando) versus Naparima College derby will be the appetizer rather than the main course in south Trinidad. On Wednesday 16 November, the “Pres Lions”, the defending South and National Intercol champions, face their old …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Fatima maul Blanchisseuse 11-0, as “Bison” shares process that led to 12 T&T U-17 picks
Fatima College recorded the biggest win of the 2022 National Intercol competition so far on Friday evening, as they mauled second tier outfit Blanchisseuse Secondary 11-0 in a North Zone quarterfinal fixture at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Fatima will meet East Mucurapo Secondary in the North semifinals on Friday …
Read More »Fatima get 12 picks on T&T U-17 longlist, with 28 of 35 players from just four schools
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) yesterday revealed the current local-based longlist of Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper, with a remarkable 28 from his 35 member provisional squad coming from just four schools. Fatima College, the beaten Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big 4 finalists, account …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Benedict’s go “Zoom”, as “Golden Lions” rest five on Pres in Big 4 semis
St Benedict’s College stormed to the final of the 2022 SSFL Premier Division this afternoon with a thoroughly deserving 5-3 win over their southern rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) in a frenetic game at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Presentation coach Shawn Cooper dubbed the matchup the “Clash of …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Nothing to lose! S/Juan held by “Pres” as Big 4 matchups confirmed
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s top four schools were decided on the weekend, when St Benedict’s College eclipsed defending champions, Naparima College. Today, it was a matter of sorting out the top two finishers in Groups A and B and the resulting Big 4 matchups. At the …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Naps, Pres, Speyside, S/Juan, Moruga and Chaguanas discuss upcoming season
Phew! The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is back folks. After a three-year hiatus, which surely felt like an eternity to some, the popular secondary schools competition resumed at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last Friday, as Presentation College (San Fernando) edged fierce rivals Naparima College to the Tiger …
Read More »Lazarus rises in shootout as “Pres Lions” snatch Tiger Tanks Cup from rivals Naparima
“They have lots of heart. We fought like lions today, young lions!” After being caged away for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the “Pres Lions” of Presentation College (San Fernando) came out roaring at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, with a 3-2 penalty shootout win over …
Read More »“A privilege and a challenge!” TTFA confirms Cooper appointment AFTER his first session
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed its appointment of Shawn Cooper as Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach today. The announcement came after Cooper had already overseen his first session on the job. Imagine Manchester City announcing that they signed Erling Haaland after his debut for the “Citizens”. …
Read More »Cooper “earmarked” for T&T U-17 job; national coaches now require certificate of good character
Presentation College (San Fernando) and QPCC head coach Shawn Cooper looks poised to return as Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team head coach, as the local football body aims to rejoin the international youth arena in February 2023. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), run by a Fifa-appointed normalisation …
Read More »QPCC FC mourn tragic deaths of young footballers Belgrave and Taiwan-bound Prudhomme
The QPCC football community was plunged into mourning yesterday after losing two players on the same day in different incidents. Former goalkeeper Raheem ‘Birdie’ Belgrave, 29, drowned yesterday morning while full-back Ackime Prudhomme was gunned down in Arouca. QPCC head coach Shawn Cooper and his former assistant Wayne Sheppard both …
Read More »B&B Ep 21: Shawn Cooper talks coaching and goes behind the scenes of ‘Naps’ vs ‘Pres Lions’
Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper talks to the Burdie and Barney Show about his coaching development, his time with Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team, historic Intercol titles with southern rivals—Naparima College AND the ‘Pres Lions’—and the little known story about 2019 National Intercol hero, Jardel …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: The backstory to Pres Lion’s illegal player, Kori Cupid
Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper gives the backstory to the controversy surrounding utility player Kori Cupid, who was suspended by the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) during the 2016 season. Look out for Part Two of our interview with Cooper on Friday 3 December as he talks …
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