The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will presumably begin the business of reversing its exclusion of Tobago schools from the 2026 Premier Division competition in midweek, even as the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) finalise its rescue package for the …
Read More »‘SSFL has been failing—but it is integral’; SporTT, TTFA VP consider rescue package to retain Tobago schools
Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) CEO Kester Lendor is due to meet the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive today, as the government looks for a way to preserve Tobago’s status in a nationwide Premier Division school football competition. The meeting, which comes with the blessing of Minister …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why didn’t Tobago show up to vote on SSFL proposal? Logic and dollars—not emotions—can solve Premier issue
“[…] A letter was sent out on the 16th of July 2026 to all schools with its sole purpose being the determination of the league structure for 2026. The meeting was held on Wednesday 22nd July 2026 and was attended by one Tobago representative. “The Tobago Zone has eight schools …
Read More »Tobago FA: SSFL must follow Infantino and withdraw Premier proposal; and here are reasons why…
“[…] If a member (Trinidad school) is unable to fulfill their obligations it should be that member who must bear the consequences. What this decision does is […] deprive the best players in Tobago from playing against the best of Trinidad and vice versa. “[…] As it pertains to National …
Read More »Signal Hill principal: ‘Tobago schools deserve equal opportunity!’; THA concerned by SSFL format change
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) formally expressed concern at the format change of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition yesterday, while Signal Hill Secondary principal Arianne D’Abreau-Forde slammed the lack of “transparency, fairness and meaningful consultation” by the governing football body over the controversial change. Yesterday, …
Read More »Intercol 25: Four penalties, four red cards and a protest; St Anthony’s, Signal Hill advance in thrilling zonal finals
There was crazy, exhilarating chaos at the Hasely Crawford and Dwight Yorke stadia yesterday as the North and Tobago zonal Intercol finals featured everything from goals and comebacks to penalty kicks, red cards and, naturally, controversy. When the dust cleared, Signal Hill Secondary had kept the Tobago Intercol title from …
Read More »Intercol 25: Speyside upset Scarborough, while Signal Hill go through
Scarborough Secondary were eliminated from the 2025 Intercol competition today, as the struggling Premier Division outfit fell 3-1 to Championship outfit Speyside Secondary in a Tobago Intercol semifinal double header at Shaw Park. Speyside, who are Premier Division-bound after finishing second in the 2025 First Citizens Big Five competition, gave …
Read More »Big 5: Speyside seal Premier spot with Mucurapo West romp; Tobago nears SSFL history
Speyside Secondary secured the last promotion spot for the 2026 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season yesterday afternoon, with a resounding 6-0 win over Mucurapo West Secondary in First Citizen Big Five action at Speyside. It is the second time that Speyside, who were demoted in 2024, forced …
Read More »SSFL 25: St Augustine relegated after Signal Hill forfeiture; three-way race for league title
St Augustine Secondary have paid the price for their failure to travel to Tobago to face Signal Hill Secondary in a rescheduled Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division fixture on Monday 17 November, after the SSFL Disciplinary Committee ruled against them this morning. The Disciplinary Committee, led by chairman …
Read More »Big 5: Ellis seals Hillview’s promotion, but Speyside yet to kickoff due to travel issues
Hillview College will participate in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division for the first time in 2026, after they booked their spot at their Tunapuna home ground yesterday with a 2-1 win over Palo Seco Secondary. Flanker Jahmarley Ellis got the historic goal, eight minutes from time, as …
Read More »Big 5: Hillview, Speyside and Mucurapo West in mix, as fixtures confirmed
The 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) First Citizens Boys Big Five competition kicks off on Wednesday 29 October, with five schools seeking the hottest ticket in Trinidad and Tobago youth football: an invitation to the Premier Division. The dust has not yet cleared on the respective zonal competitions. An …
Read More »SSFL 24: East Mucurapo stun Speyside 4-2; Trinity East avoid relegation
East Mucurapo Secondary attacker Jalane Browne did not score a single goal for his school in their first 14 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division outings. But this afternoon, when it mattered most, the Browne bomber came up with a clutch hattrick as East Mucurapo defeated Speyside Secondary 4-2 …
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