First, the good news: the present Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team is just 90 minutes away from becoming the first local team to ever qualify for a FIFA women’s competition. The “Soca Princesses” meet Costa Rica from 5 pm on Sunday at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in …
Read More »Caledonia, Stars battle for second; Central continues shopping spree
Runaway Digicel Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection will expect to extend its unbeaten nine match unbeaten streak tonight when the “Savonetta Boys” face table proper, St Ann’s Rangers from 7 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection romped to a 7-0 win when these teams met on …
Read More »Stern, Sherwood and Sancho star in Sunday’s Wired868 gala
Trinidad and Tobago’s record goal scorer Stern John, 1991 World Youth Cup playmaker Anthony Sherwood and national senior women’s team players Ahkeela “Lady Latapy” Mollon and Maylee Attin-Johnson are among the new inclusions for the second Wired868 Football Festival, which kicks off at 5 pm on Sunday evening at the …
Read More »T&T U-20 women bow to Mexico; Princesses meet USA next
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s football team had lost all five previous outings against Mexico at CONCACAF level. This evening, in the Cayman Islands, the Spanish-speaking North American nation extended its run over the two island Caribbean republic to six successive victories. At the final whistle, Mexico emerged …
Read More »T&T U-20 women crush Cayman Islands for historic semis spot
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team became the first female representatives from the two island republic to get past the group stage of a CONCACAF competition last night when the “Soca Princesses” trounced host nation, the Cayman Islands, 4-0 in George Town. The result assured Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Soca Princesses whip Honduras to boost W/Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s football team gave itself a massive chance of advancing to the knockout stage of a CONCACAF competition for the first time as the “Soca Princesses” downed Honduras 2-0 yesterday at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. Two headers on …
Read More »T&T U-20 women start W/Cup campaign against Honduras today
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team will hope for a winning start today as it continues its Canada 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a CONCACAF Group B contest against Honduras from 6 pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. The “Soca Princesses” …
Read More »Hart promises “sensible” Warriors approach against Argentina
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has promised to take a “sensible” approach when the “Soca Warriors” face Argentina on 4 June 2014, just two weeks before the two-time World Cup champion team kicks off its Brazil 2014 campaign. At present, Argentina is ranked third in …
Read More »Defence Force player, Rawle Fletcher, murdered in Couva
The Defence Force Football Club is trying to come to terms with the shocking death of 34-year-old defender and army Lance Corporal Rawle Fletcher, who was gunned down outside the Sandy Annan Bar near to his home in Preysal, Couva early this morning. Fletcher and his close friend, Mitra Maharaj, …
Read More »Police edges Stars to go second; Army climbs to third
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League’s servicemen continued their revival this evening at the Hasely Crawford Stadium as Police FC leapfrogged North East Stars to move to a giddy second place while defending champions Defence Force also climbed one spot to third place. Police gathered its 13 points from eight …
Read More »Connection v Central: Joevin and Cyrus set for surprise picks in FA final
A week ago, DIRECTV W Connection was prepared to go the remainder of the 2013/14 season without Trinidad and Tobago defender Daneil Cyrus and to do without star attacker Joevin Jones until after Christmas at least. However, in a surprise twist, both “Soca Warriors” look set to feature for Connection …
Read More »Connection stays perfect; Point Fortin loses fourth in a row
Pro League leaders DIRECTV W Connection maintained its perfect run so far this season with a 1-0 win over Couva rivals, Central FC, yesterday evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Connection playmaker Joevin Jones left for Italy yesterday and a trial with Serie A club, Udinese, but it did not …
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