The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Women’s Team has selected a 15-member training squad to begin preparation for the Caribbean phase of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign. The “Women Soca Warriors” will be led by Randy Waldrum, who coached the team to within 90 minutes of the 2015 Women’s World …
Read More »WPL stutters to finish line; but organisers beg for a second chance
The inaugural Women’s Professional League (WPL), the brainchild of Sport Minister Brent Sancho, looks set for a farcical finish this week with understaffed teams and crammed fixtures, as organisers try to wrap up the competition by Thursday July 30. The hastily arranged competition was initially criticised by the public. However, …
Read More »TTOC slams Phillips’ ‘discourtesy’ over Pan Am U-23 football spat
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips of discourtesy and disrespect over the football body’s handling of a match fee dispute with its National Under-23 Team. The young “Soca Warriors” threatened to boycott their final Toronto …
Read More »Shade penalty fails to save T&T; W/Warriors eliminated by Mexico
The “Women Soca Warriors” again could not find the right response to a talented Mexico National Team this evening as they fell 3-1 to “El Tricolour” in their final group match of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The result meant the end of Trinidad and Tobago’s Pan American ambitions …
Read More »Unbreakable! Women Warriors grab another draw against Colombia
The “Women Soca Warriors” bent but, once again, they could not be broken. For the second successive Toronto 2015 Pan American Games outing, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team players were forced to spend most of their time chasing the ball against a better ranked football nation. But, …
Read More »TTFA labels Sport Minister Sancho as a bully in surprise attack
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today issued a stinging broadside aimed at the head of the football body’s main sponsor, Sport Minister Brent Sancho, as the tit for tat between the two parties was surprisingly restarted. The TTFA release, which was authorised by president Raymond Tim Kee and …
Read More »Women Warriors hold Argentina 2-2; Maylee grabs late point for T&T
Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson came off the bench to score a late equaliser today as the “Women Soca Warriors” held Argentina 2-2 in their opening Toronto 2015 Pan American Games fixture. The Women Warriors trailed Argentina twice but, on each occasion, displayed typical resilience to …
Read More »Gov’t negotiates Gold Cup feed; Sancho, TTFA discuss Pan Am bacchanal
Sport Minister Brent Sancho revealed today that the Government hopes to acquire live feeds for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in time for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening match against Guatemala on Thursday July 9. Sancho, a former 2005 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup player, promised, earlier in his tenure, …
Read More »TTOC names Pan Am contingent, including men and women football teams
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) today revealed its list of over 100 athletes who will represent the country from 14 different sporting disciplines at the July 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Men’s Team selected for the Pan Am competition comprises …
Read More »One on one with Khadidra: Get Ready, Debesette, Go!
“The experience was a great one, I felt honored to be a part, even though the end result was heart breaking,” said Trinidad and Tobago women’s player Khadidra Debesette, as she reminisced about their unsuccessful 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign. “We did our best and disappointment happens but we have …
Read More »Meet the WPL players: Sport Ministry reveals squad rosters
The Sport Ministry has revealed the rosters for five of the six participating Women’s Premier League (WPL) clubs as the inaugural women’s tournament prepares for kick off on Thursday June 18 at the Police Barracks in St James. The Dragons, led by first draft pick and Trinidad and Tobago’s 2014 …
Read More »Arin is WPL’s first round draft pick; but sponsors and fixtures missing
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2014 Player of the Year and “Women Soca Warrior” defender Arin King had the distinction of being the first selection of the inaugural Women’s Premier League League (WPL) draft, which was held yesterday afternoon at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP Lounge in Port of Spain. The six-team …
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