Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team head coach Shawn Cooper named an 18-man squad yesterday, which departs for the 2023 Concacaf Championship in the Dominican Republic on Friday morning. New England Revolution Academy central defender Sheridan McNish will captain the national youth team, which includes 2023 Republic Cup National …
Read More »Theophilus: Jasai’s development better served by US camp than Concacaf U-15 Championship
“[…] Jasai Theophilus isn’t going on a trial and I never said such. Instead, I chose to have MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON continue his development over this holiday period at a three-week development camp hosted by Mr Anthony Rougier, which I believe would augur well during this learning phase of his …
Read More »T&T U15s rocked by Hadeed injury and Theophilus withdrawal, after second Jamaica tie
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team failed to hold on to a one-goal lead, missed a penalty and finished with 10 players, in an eventful 1-1 draw with Jamaica in an international friendly yesterday afternoon at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. But that was nothing compared to …
Read More »T&T U-15s hold Jamaica 1-1, as Mason magic cancels out freak opener
The Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella was the launchpad for just over a dozen young footballers from each of two Caribbean nations yesterday, as the Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica Boys’ National Under-15 Teams met in an international friendly. The hosts were better but without really carving open the Jamaican …
Read More »Cooper, Latchoo get enhanced portfolios with T&T national youth teams
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper will also serve as head coach of the Boys’ National Under-15 Team for next month’s Concacaf Boys U-15 Championship in Dominican Republic. The two-island republic are grouped with Costa Rica, Honduras and Puerto Rico for the upcoming competition, which …
Read More »Cudjoe bemoans late TTFA request as T&T U-15 Girls and U-14 Boys pray for Govt bailout
Minister of Sport Shamfa Cudjoe and Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) chairman Douglas Camacho said it will be difficult to accommodate a request by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) for funding for the Girls National Under-15 and Boys National Under-14 football teams. However, the government is …
Read More »UFCTT: How long will normalisation comm use pandemic as excuse for postponing youth development?
“[…] The challenges of today are not unique to Trinidad and Tobago but [are] being experienced in varying degrees by all nations whose players will be participating in this tournament, and any youth tournament worldwide. “Some country’s pandemic experience has been much worse than our current situation. But proper planning …
Read More »Hood slams referee Rashby and Jeffrey talks tactics, as Jabloteh stun Police
There was a straightforward case of pickpocketing at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. One minute, burly SRP Elijah Belgrave was giving the ball a police escort back to his goalkeeper, Terrence Lewis; then, in a flash, San Juan Jabloteh forward Renaldo Francois pounced to relieve the lawman …
Read More »Jabloteh jump AC PoS; plus T&T U-15 coach Jeffrey explains why he turned down job as Cooper’s assistant
If there are any virtues that San Juan Jabloteh technical director Keith Jeffrey lacks, let it not be said that confidence is one of them. When Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy came calling, over the Christmas period, with the offer of Boys’ National …
Read More »Health scare for T&T U-15 captain Jaheim Marshall, family asks for prayers
Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team captain and midfielder Jaheim ‘Jah Jah’ Marshall is recovering at Mt Hope General Hospital, after fainting on Sunday during the pre-match warm-up before a QPCC Cup Tournament fixture. Marshall, according to sources, also experienced mobility issues. However, a statement from his family today …
Read More »TTFA puts flood of coaching positions up for grabs, including Men’s U-15 and U-17 jobs
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has put the positions of head coach for the Men’s National Under-17 and Under-15 Teams, goalkeeper coach for all men’s and women’s teams and the technical director portfolio up for tender, as the clean-out continues at the local football body. And technical committee …
Read More »TTFA board to be named on Wednesday; Downer: Wallace acted constitutionally
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) chief operating officer Azaad Khan has vowed to announce the body’s new board of directors by Wednesday 11 December. Football stakeholders were given until Friday 6 December to submit their proposed representatives for the TTFA board with the general secretariat obliged to ratify those …
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