The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) will revamp its under-13 and under-14 programme in 2017, after announcing a TT$8 million sponsorship deal with the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) for the National Elite Youth Development Program. The NLCB money will be paid over a four-year period while the TTFA …
Read More »Orlando City bury Molino incident: No comment, no action; T&T ace takes curious approach
Orlando City will not take action against midfielder Kevin Molino for his alleged indiscretions on international duty with Trinidad and Tobago. And neither “Lions” coach Jason Kreis or Molino will comment on what happened either. According to Orlando Sentinel journalist Alicia DelGallo, a City spokesman confirmed that Molino will train …
Read More »TTFA announces Hex ticket price hike of 17 and 33 percent, early bird specials available
Soca Warriors fans can start purchasing tickets from Monday 17 October for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening Hex outing against Costa Rica on 11 November. But buy early. Tickets will cost TT$300 (covered stands) and TT$160 (uncovered stands) until 4 November. This is virtually identical to the CONCACAF semifinal round with …
Read More »Shocking behaviour: Orlando coach to discuss T&T incident with Molino, TTFA still silent
Orlando City coach Jason Kreis has vowed to speak to Soca Warriors star Kevin Molino and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart about the player’s disciplinary breach, which led to him being dropped for Tuesday’s Caribbean Cup qualifier against Martinique. Trinidad and Tobago lost 2-0 in extra …
Read More »Molino set to take a year away from Soca Warriors, according to Orlando Sentinel
Trinidad and Tobago playmaker Kevin Molino is supposedly set for a one-year self-imposed exile from the Soca Warriors, which will rule him out of his country’s upcoming Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras on 11 and 15 November 2016 respectively. Molino was dropped from the Trinidad …
Read More »Letter to Editor: TTFA’s Season Tickets don’t give real guarantees to Soca Warriors fans
It was back in November 2005 while queuing for hours outside the Arima Velodrome to purchase tickets for the Soca Warriors’ World Cup qualifying playoff match against Bahrain that I first considered the idea of season tickets for ‘die-hard’ fans of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. A thought …
Read More »Finances behind Couva switch; Warriors face Dominican Republic in adopted home
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will launch their 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup bid on Wednesday 5 October at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva when they tackle the Dominican Republic from 7pm. And Soca Warriors fans might as well as start thinking of the 10,000 seater Couva venue …
Read More »TTFA announces season tickets for “legends” and Warriors fans; and another Bostock bummer
Two hundred Trinidad and Tobago “football legends” are set to finally receive free access to Soca Warriors international matches, as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced a TT$250,000 partnership with the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) yesterday, which will see the implementation of a Season Ticket Program from …
Read More »The Book of Elie: What U-17s exit says about Latapy, DJW and T&T’s football path
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team’s fading 2017 World Cup dreams were finally put to rest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night, as Suriname clinched the final available CONCACAF berth despite a 2-1 loss to Cuba. Coach Russell Latapy’s team needed Cuba to win by two clear goals …
Read More »No more short-cuts: Latapy applauds Caribbean qualifiers, makes point to own team
“One of the things I think we can take from this tournament is the spirit which we showed, which allowed us to come back in two of the matches,” Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 head coach Russell Latapy told the TTFA Media. “Maybe with a bit more time together things …
Read More »T&T U-17s choose Couva over POS for CFU qualifiers; Hudson and Lammy raring to go
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will concede their traditional home ground this weekend, after the Russell Latapy-led technical staff suggested that playing in Couva would be more advantageous to their India 2017 Under-17 World Cup qualifying chances. The junior Soca Warriors open their World Cup bid against 2014 …
Read More »Don’t call me “Coachman”! Leonson Lewis urges youth coaches to demand respect
Make the mistake of calling St Benedict’s College and W Connection youth team coach Leonson Lewis, “Coachman”, and be prepared for the possibility of punishment by push-up. That’s just one of the strategies in the arsenal of the former Trinidad and Tobago star forward as he moves to bring good …
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