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 »Warriors aim to keep momentum against Mexico; Jan ruled out
The “Soca Warriors” will aim to maintain their momentum tomorrow night when they face Mexico in their final CONCACAF 2015 Gold Cup group fixture from 8.30 pm at the 74,000-seater Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Trinidad and Tobago, who won their earlier outings against Guatemala on Cuba, have already …
Read More »Uruguay routs T&T U-23s 4-0 in Pan Am Games
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team got another harsh lesson in international football today as the young “Soca Warriors” were routed 4-0 by Uruguay in their opening fixture of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Coach Zoran Vranes’ team was already eliminated from the 2016 Olympic Games in only …
Read More »Hart: Warriors must keep focus against Cuba; T&T face 40 degree heat
Trinidad and Tobago National Men’s Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has backed his troops to overcome an expected temperature of 40 degree celsius plus second game complacency when the “Soca Warriors” face Cuba tomorrow from 3.30 pm (6.30 pm TT time) at the University of Phoenix. The Warriors will …
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 »Warriors aim for flying start against Guatemala in Windy City
The Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team will hope to come flying out of the blocks in the “Windy City” this evening as the “Soca Warriors” kick off their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign against Guatemala from 7 pm (TT time) at Soldier Field in Chicago. “I think they will be …
Read More »Discussion: Should Sport Ministry pay footballers alone at Pan Am Games?
The Ministry of Sport has promised to pay match fees to the National Men’s Under-23 and Senior Women’s Team football players but not over 100 other athletes that will also represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. So should they? The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »Hart praises Warriors’ “dynamism”; working on mental and tactical side
“Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart is pleased with his complement of attacking players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and praised the supposed dynamism of his new recruits. Hart, who took Trinidad and Tobago to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Gold Cup, selected Portland Timbers 2 forward Rundell …
Read More »Wave, Dragons grab first WPL points; Kayla leads Wired868’s All-Stars
Wave FC and SGC Dragons finally picked up their first points of the 2015 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season in topsy turvy affairs at Ojoe Road in Sangre Grande last night. Petrotrin Oilers was unbeaten after the opening two rounds but they fell 2-0 yesterday to the bottom of the …
Read More »Plaza grabs Warriors winner in closed doors contest with Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago forward Willis Plaza snapped a seven-game scoring drought today as the “Soca Warriors” edged Haiti 1-0 in a closed doors training match at the Central Broward Regional Complex in Fort Lauderdale. Plaza’s item, which came after just five minutes, will not affect his international goal tally, though. …
Read More »Warriors line up Mexico for Sept friendly; Peltier misses Haitian warm-up
The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team has announced a September 4 international friendly against Mexico in Salt Lake City, which is meant to help prepare the “Soca Warriors” for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. It will be the second time that the Warriors and “El Tricolor” clash this …
Read More »Thompson pulls out of 2015 season; Lee Ahye targets World Championships
The NAAA has confirmed that Trinidad and Tobago sprinters Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, Marc Burns Michelle Lee Ahye and 400 metre stand-out Deon Lendore are among a host of high profile athletes who were ruled out of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games due to injury concerns. Thompson, who has three Olympic silver …
Read More »