The North and Tobago Zones as well as two Girls Under-20 divisions joined the Republic Cup National Football League fray last weekend, as youth football continued across Trinidad and Tobago. QPCC FC finished unbeaten across four divisions in the North, although they had to settle for a goalless draw against …
Read More »TTPFL roundup: “Natty” shuts down AC POS, as unpredictability reigns
Well, okay then. After just two matches, the only team in the TT Premier Football League 1 left with a 100 percent record is Terminix La Horquetta Rangers—largely because they haven’t actually played yet. Rangers got special permission to skip the opening two weeks of competition due to a pre-arranged …
Read More »Molino out with knee injury, will miss T&T’s decisive Nations League fixtures
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will again be without the services of attacking midfielder Kevin Molino when they face The Bahamas and Nicaragua in crucial Concacaf Nations League fixtures on 23 and 27 March respectively. Molino, 32, is ruled out for three weeks, according to a TTFA …
Read More »2023 NYFL round-up: Beatnix and Cox Coaching School rain goals on match day one
They scored how many? Beatnix Sports Club were the first big winners of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League, as they thumped 12 unanswered goals past the beleaguered Elton John Youth Academy in East Zone Under-17 action at the Eddie Hart Savannah in Tacarigua on Saturday 11 March. …
Read More »Republic Cup NYFL kicks off this weekend, with over 3,000 players and TT$31,500 in cash prizes
The Republic Cup National Youth Football League will kick off its 2023 season this weekend, with over 70 clubs involved nationwide and more than 3,000 young players registered. At stake are trophies, medals and TT$31,500 in cash prizes for the top three teams in each of six categories. The 2023 …
Read More »Lee and J’Eleisha get MVP honours, as SSFL fetes its 2022 standouts
St Benedict’s College captain Tarik Lee and Scarborough Secondary forward J’Eleisha Alexander were awarded the two most prestigious individual accolades today, as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) feted its top teams and players for the 2022 season at its annual award ceremony at Naparima College. Lee, a pacy, versatile …
Read More »Jamaica name seven teenagers to face T&T, including Chelsea starlet Hutchinson
Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson today announced seven teenagers—five attached to England Premier League clubs—in his 25-man squad to face Trinidad and Tobago in friendly internationals on 11 and 14 March. The pick of the bunch is highly touted Chelsea FC attacking midfielder Omari Hutchinson, who …
Read More »TUCO president on Road March rules, Fay-Ann’s fourth title and Machel/Patrice
Does soca empress Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez now have four Road March titles, on the back of her credit for current hit tune Hard Fete? On Wednesday, TUCO (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation) announced that Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez and Fay-Ann were co-winners of the 2023 Visit Trinidad Road March title, which might …
Read More »Hard Fete rules the road! TUCO tallies for Bunji and Fay-Ann
Soca power couple Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez and Fay-Ann Lyons are the first Road March champions of the post-Covid-19 pandemic era, as the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) announced the husband and wife pair as the Visit Trinidad Road March champions. Their popular song, Hard Fete, was played 135 times …
Read More »Jamaica host Soca Warriors for two friendlies, Eve: “These games are invaluable”
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team have confirmed two international friendlies away to Jamaica on 11 and 14 March, which should afford head coach Angus Eve a vital opportunity to assess his home-based players. The fixtures will be played at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall …
Read More »Windies recall Gabriel for ODIs; Pooran, McCoy are in but no Hetmyer for S/Africa tour
Veteran Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Shannon Gabriel was recalled to the West Indies One-Day International (ODI) team today, as Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced its white-ball squads for next month’s tour of South Africa. The West Indies will play three ODIs on 16, 18 and 21 March, followed …
Read More »“It wasn’t pretty… but the boys are learning,” Cooper credits fitness and desire for T&T U-17 result
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper credited the desire of his players and the physical preparation of the teenaged team, as they advanced to the Round of 16 phase of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship after yesterday’s 1-1 tie with Barbados. The result, at the Estadio …
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