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 »Betterment: Here’s my checklist on Corneal’s performance as TTFA technical director
“[…] Under Anton Corneal, there were efforts to rebuild youth programs and implement coaching education, but questions remain about the tangible progress made. “Were elite player development pathways truly improved? Did we see a rise in the technical standard of our youth and senior teams? Was there a unified playing …
Read More »Dear Editor: Soca Warriors must stop begging for luck and build capacity for real success
“[…] More possession, more shots, prettier football—none of it matters without results. Sympathy doesn’t qualify teams. Goals and points do. “We need to stop confusing ‘progress’ with ‘promise’. Progress is what you measure on the scoreboard and the standings. Promise is what you say when you didn’t get the result …
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 »Six games win-less for Yorke, as T&T lose 2-0 to Jamaica—following VAR interventions
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2026 World Cup qualifying fate no longer lies in their own hands. A 2-0 defeat away to Jamaica tonight means that even if the Soca Warriors win their remaining four qualifiers, they will not finish top of their group unless the Reggae Boyz drop points in at …
Read More »Dear Editor: Girls’ football development should start in primary schools—not in High Performance programme
“[…] If we were really serious, the powers that be would have engaged the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Sport about having PE teachers educated on introducing and coaching girls at the primary school level. “[…] We seem not to have the patience or appetite to do things correctly, …
Read More »Dear Editor: With Fifa money and experts present, TTFA must say why teams are underperforming
“[…] How can these teams struggle so much on the international stage despite having worked with a ‘Fifa Talent Expert’ for over two years? “[…] The Trinidad and Tobago U-14 Girls’ results suggest that presence alone is not enough if not paired with a comprehensive ecosystem of development…” The following …
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 »Brown bombers run riot; T&T U-15s fall 6-2 to Jamaica, despite Adasa wondergoal
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team lost their first outing of the 2025 Concacaf Under-15 Championship today, and it was a heavy one. The young Soca Warriors conceded three goals to Jamaica in each 35-minute half, as they were trounced 6-2 by their north Caribbean neighbours—in what has …
Read More »Dear Editor: Did TTFA breach own safeguarding rules with U-15 Boys troubling travel ordeal?
“[…] Safeguarding in youth sports does not simply mean preventing abuse; it encompasses a proactive commitment to avoid all unnecessary physical or emotional risks for children. “[…] By dividing travel into separate groups, often hours apart and involving exhausting overnight layovers, the TTFA created circumstances where proper adult supervision became …
Read More »Dear Editor: National U-15 Boys deserve better than TTFA’s vay ki vay management
“[…] This is not merely an issue of late bookings. It reflects a pattern of dysfunction and a laissez-faire—or as we say locally, vay ki vay—approach to administration by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). “[…] This kind of uncertainty and improvisation has no place in the professional administration of sport, …
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