Trinidad and Tobago’s best youth football teams will lock horns at Constantine Park in Macoya tomorrow as the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament enters the quarterfinal round. La Horquetta will kick off the day’s events at 10 am with a clash against powerhouse San Juan Jabloteh in the …
Read More »Connection loses heavily again; Saprissa romps to 4-0 win
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, suffered its second successive 4-0 defeat in the CONCACAF Champions League last night as the “Savonetta Boys” lost heavily away to Costa Rican champions, Saprissa. Connection made four changes to the starting team that lost 4-0 on the road to Mexican …
Read More »Women Warriors back in training; Waldrum okays 15-member shortlist
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 »Rep/Bank Cup: SKHY, Hawks target KO spots; north, south zones do battle
The SKHY FC and QPCC football clubs will battle for a solitary quarterfinal berth at the Queen’s Park Savannah tomorrow as action continues in the North Zone of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup. Matches will be played in the Under-11, Under-13 and Under-15 divisions of the North Zone on Saturday August …
Read More »Express reporter Anika Gumbs’ full resignation letter after Rowley ‘advances’
The following is a copy of the resignation letter submitted to Trinidad Express Editor-in-Chief Omatie Lyder by reporter Anika Gumbs, which refers to an alleged incidents during meetings with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley: Dear Ms Lyder, I regret to inform you that I hereby tender my resignation with immediate …
Read More »Cyrus moves to Chicago Fire; Connection agree loan deal with MLS team
DIRECTV W Connection defender Daneil Cyrus will join his former club and international teammate, Joevin Jones, at Chicago Fire until the end of the year. Connection announced the loan deal with the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) club today via press release. It will be Cyrus’ second successive season …
Read More »Connection count positives and vow to rebound from Mexico loss
DIRECTV W Connection head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier expressed disappointment in his team’s 4-0 CONCACAF Champions League defeat away to Mexico champions, Santos Laguna, last night. But he vowed that the “Savonetta Boys” would bounce back and take heart from their outing. Santos did not get their opening item until the …
Read More »TTFA launches nationwide children community clinics
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes and technical advisor Muhammad Isa have started a nationwide grassroots coaching clinic, which targets children in the under-8, under-11 and under-13 categories. The clinics, which will operate over the next eight weeks, will offer “an introduction to the game, the …
Read More »Warriors pitted against USA and vengeful Guatemalans in 2018 W/Cup draw
The “Soca Warriors” must punish Guatemala once again if they are get to CONCACAF’s final Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying round. The World Cup draw today pitted Trinidad and Tobago alongside the United States and either Guatemala or Antigua and Barbuda and St Vincent and the Grenadines in Group C. …
Read More »Warriors quarterfinal free on CNMG; TTFA, Sport Ministry both take credit
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal clash with Panama will be aired live from 4.30 pm today on State-owned CNMG’s CTV station on channel 6. In keeping with the current bonhomie between Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and Sport Minister Brent Sancho, the …
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 »Nathaniel scores; but Paraguay eliminates U-23 Warriors with 5-1 spanking
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Men’s football team was effectively eliminated from the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games last night after ending on the wrong side of a 5-1 spanking from Paraguay at the Hamilton Pan American Soccer Stadium. The young “Soca Warriors”, who were crushed 4-0 by Uruguay in their …
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