Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards today announced the appointment of AC Port of Spain team manager Devin Elcock as the football body’s new acting technical director. Elcock worked as assistant coach at Defence Force as well as with several national youth teams. He assisted Shawn Cooper …
Read More »‘I’ve no interest in critics!’ Yorke defends job and vows to make T&T 10 times better—Wired868 examines coach’s tenure
“In the 12 months that we have been together, if anyone said we would be in this position—unbeaten at home—despite the draws, you would have said I don’t think that would happen,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke. “There are lots of positives in …
Read More »Win or lose, what next for Yorke’s red, black and white army? And what does it mean for T&T’s football?
Will the next three hours of football played by the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team define the legacy of head coach Dwight Yorke, the Soca Warriors under his guidance and the current Kieron Edwards-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) executive? Could it spark the revitalisation of Trinidad …
Read More »Back in the bamboo: Eve’s resignation is latest sign of disharmony in T&T women’s programme
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team programme looks set to re-enter farce mode, after a proffered resignation from head coach Angus Eve was leaked to the public. Eve’s resignation was dated Sunday 19 October, which is exactly 20 days after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) re-hired …
Read More »Edwards says Eve will “elevate” T&T women’s team; after leaving side inactive for 18 months
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards trumpeted the appointment of Angus Eve as Women’s National Senior Team head coach today, after more than 18 months of inactivity for the programme. Eve, who was fired as Men’s National Senior Team head coach by the Edwards-led TTFA in July …
Read More »Dear Editor: Is Cooper guilty until proven innocent? Is his TTFA treatment not a threat to all coaches?
“[…] How is it acceptable, that the person who is head of the Safe Guarding Unit, was able to institute a ban on a national coach with no timeline for resolution, expiry date, and cannot yet, six months later, seem to generate any opportunity for a defence to be filed …
Read More »TTFA sack Corneal; Edwards set to recommend new interim TD
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has sacked longstanding technical director Anton Corneal with immediate effect. The decision was made by the TTFA Board, during a meeting on Sunday, and relayed to Corneal on Monday. TTFA president Kieron Edwards allegedly recommended Corneal’s termination, in his capacity as technical committee …
Read More »Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?
On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football team. The TTFA, said Edwards, was “already putting systems in place […] with …
Read More »Theobald: Delay won’t break our spirit; T&T U15s head to Concacaf tourney without Tobagonian right back
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team finally departed yesterday for the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship in Aruba—two days late and a player short. The young Soca Warriors were due in Aruba by Saturday 2 August while their first game was scheduled against Barbados at 9am on Monday 4 …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why not rechristen the ‘Soca Warriors’ as ‘Feteballers’?
“[…] Nobody could force Selwyn Melville; it is his intellectual property. The game is bigger than everybody, so let’s just move on, leave him alone and get another nickname—just like we moved on from ‘Strike Squad’. “[…] We have a World Cup to qualify for and this should not be an …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA should come clean on relationship with radio station
“[…] We have a national senior men’s soccer team funded by Fifa, the government (my tax dollars), and private donors that pays for radio announcers’ travel and lodging to cover their games on a radio station that broadcasts those games and sells advertising. “This scenario raises important questions about media independence, conflict of interest, and …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA is setting up Women Soca Warriors to be humiliated
“[…] The Women Soca Warriors are going to get pummelled because we deliberately chose to ignore their programme. “It seems to me that we are a culture that likes to see women being humiliated. We will invest heavily in men’s sports, especially football, but will neglect our women and make …
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