Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will have W Connection winger Aikim Andrews and United States-based midfield hardman Kevan George available tomorrow, as the Soca Warriors face Nicaragua in the second outing of a two-game series in Managua. Kick off on Friday is at 8:30pm (TT time). …
Read More »Carlos gets armband as Saintfiet prepares for T&T debut against Nicaragua
Former World Cup 2006 midfielder and England Premier League player, Carlos Edwards, will wear the armband tomorrow when Tom Saintfiet makes his bow as Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach in a friendly away to Nicaragua. The two nations kick off in Managua from at 8:30pm (TT time)—6:30pm in …
Read More »Picture that! Wired868 presents the SSFL 2016 football season in photos
Shiva Boys Hindu College, San Juan North Secondary and Naparima College took the national titles. But who got the best snaps of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season? Wired868 looks back on a colourful competition: More from Wired868 Dear Editor: T&T owes it to our talented …
Read More »Pro League receives monthly subventions… but no future guarantees
The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) made out cheques to eight of the Pro League’s 10 member clubs—Defence Force and Police FC are excluded for obvious reasons—after newly appointed CEO Adam Montserin met representatives from the teams at the SporTT office in the National Cycling Velodrome on Thursday …
Read More »Saintfiet: Glen has to prove himself; Mekeil cut as T&T 23-man squad announced
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet selected his 23-man squad to face Nicaragua today with 15 Pro League players and eight overseas-based players, including two who will join the team in Central America. Thirty-six year old veteran Cornell Glen, as reported in Wired868, returns to the …
Read More »TTFA and DJW vs Wired868: T&T football president threatens suit over website articles
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and the local football body itself have sent pre-action protocol letters to Wired868 in relation to three articles published on the website: “DJW hurdles AGM: TV cash vow mutes concern about Hart and TTFA’s secrecy culture”, “DJW vs Clayton Morris: Futsal …
Read More »Central drop two points with Sando tie; Connection whip Police FC to close gap
A low shot from just outside the opposing penalty area by Jamaican midfielder Keithy Simpson breathed life back into the 2016/17 Pro League race last night, as mid-table outfit, Club Sando, held leaders and defending champions, Central FC, 1-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It was only the …
Read More »Lee, Benny, Pappy, Riley, Yohannes… Wired868 selects its 2016 SSFL All Stars
The 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season draws to a close this evening as Presentation College (San Fernando) and Naparima College square off from 4.15pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva for the last available national title—the Big Four trophy! Shiva Boys Hindu College have already secured the …
Read More »Hyland pledges full support to Saintfiet era; Shabazz will run elite youth programme
Veteran Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Khaleem Hyland vowed to continue to give 100 percent to the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, as the Soca Warriors prepare for life under new coach Tom Saintfiet. Hyland, a combative box to box midfielder with 67 caps and four goals, told the …
Read More »Christmas is cancelled: Saintfiet starts T&T football adventure in Nicaragua on Dec 27
Forget Santa Claus, the Soca Warriors will spend Christmas with new Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed today that Saintfiet will begin his adventure with the National Senior Team on 27 and 31 December 2016 in Nicaragua. The …
Read More »Pro League results: Nathan scores on return but Rangers hold Jabloteh to go fourth
St Ann’s Rangers climbed one spot to fourth place this afternoon after a 1-1 draw with San Juan Jabloteh at the Barataria Recreation Ground. Jabloteh, on the other hand, dropped one place to third behind W Connection on goal differential. Winger Nathan Lewis—who was arguably the Pro League’s outstanding player …
Read More »Pro League results: W Connection whip Morvant Caledonia; Club Sando edge Police FC
DIRECTV W Connection maintained their impressive Pro League form this evening with a 3-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United, as the top flight competition made its first appearance at the Naparima College school ground on Lewis Street, San Fernando. Connection got all three goals in the first half courtesy of …
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