The Ministry of Sport is asking women’s football fans and stakeholders to share their opinions in an an interactive chat on the proposed Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Professional League (WPL), which is due to kick off in late May 2015. The WPL, according to the Ministry of Sport, is “a …
Read More »Sportt Company vows to clear debt to Akeem Adams’ family within a week
The family of deceased former Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams might finally be able to put aside any lingering ill-will over an unfulfilled Government pledge to meet the funeral costs for their son. Acting Sportt Company CEO Adrian Raymond said today the lingering $98,000 debt to Adams’ family will …
Read More »King selects US-based quintet in T&T U-20 squad; Warriors await visas
There were four new inclusions but no major surprises today when Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 head coach Derek King named his 20-man to contest next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica. The top four teams at CONCACAF level will advance to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The …
Read More »U-20 campaign back on; Sportt Company funds young Warriors
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team will be financed to compete at next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica after all. Sportt Company acting CEO Adrian Raymond and Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) official William Wallace confirmed today that the government will fund the youth’s team travel and …
Read More »The Mannie Ramjohn mystery: SPORTT responds to watermelon controversy
The SPORTT Company of Trinidad and Tobago has moved to quell concerns over the state of the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella after photographs were posted on Facebook and re-published on Wired868 of foot-high grass and watermelons at the State-owned sport facility. Four of Trinidad and Tobago’s five State-owned stadia, …
Read More »Caledonia, Central FC offer boost to youths
The Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA football club lifted the spirits of over two dozen children last week when the Pro League outfit turned out to join participants at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago’s Easter Fundamentals Sports Camp at the St George’s College ground in Barataria. The camp …
Read More »Pro League given grounds for optimism
Whatever may be the Pro League’s perceived flaws, neither a poor work ethic nor a lack of transparency is ever included among them. League CEO Dexter Skeene is aided by an enthusiastic young staff knitted together by Corporate Secretary Julia Baptiste—whom he describes as a phenomenal person and asset—and press …
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