Trinidad and Tobago captain Afiyah Cornwall became the first player to score four times for the twin island republic in a Concacaf tournament, as the Women Soca Warriors opened their 2020 Under-20 World Cup qualifying campaign today with a 6-0 win over St Kitts and Nevis at the Estadio Panamericano …
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Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Richard Hood said his players will not underestimate St Kitts and Nevis, despite a lack of information on their first opponent for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship. The young Women Soca Warriors kick off their 2020 Under-20 World Cup qualifying campaign tomorrow …
Read More »Dark meat to the world! Terri Lyons takes Calypso throne via Prince Harry’s abdication
Dr Hollis ‘Chalkdust’ Liverpool suggested that everything happening in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere pales in significance to the ongoing ‘Murder Frenzy’—be it the Law Association’s fight to remove Chief Justice Ivor Archie, or whoever putting ‘dog in the curry’. But, last night, the nine-time Calypso Monarch champion was wrong. …
Read More »McFarlane opens her T&T account, as U-20 Women win final friendly 3-1
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team ended their pre-tournament warm-up series on a high note today as they downed Dominican Republic semi-professional women’s team, Abril LDF, 3-1 in San Cristobal. The teams were forced to play a reduced 70-minute affair due to a scheduling conflict at the ground …
Read More »TTFA accounts frozen while Fifa stalls on paying subvention, Wallace insists better days coming
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has insisted that the current administration can competently manage the local game, even as he admitted that the TTFA’s accounts were frozen by a creditor while Fifa is hesitant to pay its annual subvention to the local football body. Last Thursday, …
Read More »Captain Cornwall pummels Puerto Rico; T&T U-20s win second friendly 3-0
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team rebounded from their opening tour loss against the Dominican Republic to whip Puerto Rico 3-0 today in their second pre-tournament friendly in Santo Domingo. Once more, 18-year-old forward Afiyah Cornwall was the bright spark for the Women Soca Warriors as she notched …
Read More »Noel suspension rescinded, refs allegedly admit error in Connection red card
W Connection right back Adan Noel will be allowed to represent his club in Pro League action against Point Fortin Civic tomorrow night after the league ruled that he was unjustly sanctioned during Saturday’s affair against Terminix La Horquetta Rangers in Phase 2, La Horquetta. Noel was shown a straight …
Read More »Jean protests ‘Wales of a decision’, Connection crumble to 4-1 Rangers loss after controversial call
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers maintained their menacing offensive record at Phase 2, La Horquetta yesterday but the host team did benefit from a helping hand, as they trounced W Connection FC 4-1 in Pro League action. In seven games at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground, Rangers have five emphatic wins—7-2 …
Read More »Cornwall offers sole spark, as T&T U-20 women downed 4-1 by Dominican Rep
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Richard Hood was left with a stark view of his squad’s limitations today, as they fell 4-1 in an international friendly against the Dominican Republic in San Cristóbal. The fixture was the first of three warm-up games for the young Women …
Read More »Stern: ‘Our players have not been paid’; W Connection clobber downcast Central in Couva Clásico
Traditional Pro League powerhouses, W Connection FC, jumped two places to fourth spot after a 4-1 win over Central FC last night but there were more reasons to despair than cheer in a lopsided derby at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The ‘Couva Clásico’ was the Pro League’s last hot ticket …
Read More »Hood’s challenge: U-20 Women’s coach must turn Caribbean also-rans into Concacaf quarterfinalists
Tomorrow morning, just 10 days before Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship match against St Kitts and Nevis on 22 February, head coach Richard Hood will meet nine players from his 20-member squad for the first time. Hood has less than two weeks to get the balance …
Read More »‘We lost a very good person today!’ Ex-T&T U-13 coach and ‘Naps’ stand-out Teba McKnight dies at 37
Former Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-13 Team head coach and Club Sando standout Teba McKnight died today at the San Fernando General Hospital, due to complications caused by a liver ailment. McKnight, who was just 37 years old, was also technical director for the Central Football Association (CFA), head …
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