On the last occasion that Trinidad and Tobago and United States met on the football field, the tiny twin island republic denied the North American powerhouse the chance of representing Concacaf at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Two years on, the United States have the chance to return the favour—albeit …
Read More »Lawrence: Two errors cost us but T&T can beat USA again; explains tactics against Panama
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has blamed their opening 2-0 Gold Cup loss to Panama last night on two errors in transition and a bit of rust in the attacking third of the field. The Soca Warriors only troubled Panama custodian Luis Mejia once …
Read More »T&T fall 2-0 to Panama in Gold Cup opener, Warriors fail to record a single shot on target
Trinidad and Tobago are already in do or die territory at the Concacaf Gold Cup, as they began their campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss to Panama at the Allianz Field in Minnesota. Two second half items by midfielders Armando Cooper and Edgar Barcenas settled a scrappy affair in Group …
Read More »Emergency minutes: More Capelli mystery, De Four, McKnight hired, U-23s axed and U-15 girls snubbed again
The Soca Warriors were already outfitted in Capelli Sport gear a full two weeks before the Emergency Committee sanctioned its kit deal on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). The dodgy timeline for the TTFA’s latest equipment sponsor was one of several notable revelations from the football …
Read More »TTFA: Emergency committee picked Capelli Sport; but Downer says constitutional abuse
Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) vice-president Osmond Downer has suggested that David John-Williams might have abused the TTFA’s constitution by the manner in which the local football body selected Capelli Sport as its new kit sponsor. After two weeks of speculation from Soca Warriors fans and a press …
Read More »Camara denies Women’s coaching appointments; Board furious as De Four announces staff
Does the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) have a new national women’s coach? TTFA Board members and Women’s League of Football (WoLF) president Susan Joseph-Warrick are uncertain, TTFA general secretary Camara David says no and football president David John-Williams is saying nothing at all. But coach Stephan De Four …
Read More »“We can’t even get worked up anymore!” TTFA Board bemused over mysterious kit deal
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has apparently left the local football body’s Board in the dark again, as the Soca Warriors have suddenly taken to wearing Capelli Sport outfits on the cusp of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. The change appears to signal a switch …
Read More »Lawrence names final Gold Cup squad; Aubrey, Russell and Plaza miss out due to visa issues
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has named his final 23-man squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, with uncapped United States-based duo of goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh and defender Leland Archer earning late spots alongside Kevin Molino, Joevin Jones and Cordell Cato. Lawrence omitted just …
Read More »Eve: TTFA killing dreams of young players; DJW and co jet off to Japan and France
Club Sando and Naparima College head coach Angus Eve has vowed to take over two dozen young footballers to see Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Shamfa Cudjoe, in a last ditch effort to save their dream of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series. Yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »TTFA axes Men’s Olympic Team; Camara appears to contradict FIFA on Home of Football
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Camara David has confirmed that the local football body will not participate in the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic qualifying series. David, via a press statement, said the football body’s decision was due to ‘financial difficulties’ and because the Olympic Games was a ‘difficult …
Read More »A top player and a ‘bag of tricks’: T&T football mourns passing of Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano
“[Jason Marcano] didn’t want to beat a player once, he wanted to beat him two or three times. But he was bright enough to adjust and be able to use his ability within a team structure…” “When you talk about a model professional player, he is one. Most of my …
Read More »Eve: T&T football is going backwards and DJW should resign; national youth players now working in construction!
Men’s National Under-23 Team head coach-in-waiting, Angus Eve, is urging Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his Board to accept that they are not up to the job of running local football and resign with immediate effect. Eve’s plea came within 24 hours of a press …
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