“[…] Trinidad and Tobago players are limited in their exposure to top level football [and] it makes it difficult for us to compete with teams who have players playing at that level. I don’t like to get into people’s selection, you can’t carry everybody—but I think [Angus Eve’s] selections are …
Read More »Good marketing, poor pitches, worse salaries, and never-say-die Army; Radanfah on maiden TTPFL season
“[…] The Mahaica Oval has no dressing rooms. You have to change under a tent in the car park—and this is a brand new venue. It is a sporting complex with no room for sporting personnel to change. Do you understand what I’m telling you? “[…] Most clubs have told …
Read More »T&T open campaign against St Kitts; USA again name “B” squad for Gold Cup
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will open their 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign against St Kitts and Nevis from 3.30pm on Sunday at the Drv Pnk Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Saint Kitts and Nevis booked their first ever spot in the Gold Cup group stage yesterday with …
Read More »SSFL 23: League format, sponsor search, and Jamaica clash—Merere on new SSFL season
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Friday 8 September with an exhibition clash between defending Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, and Intercol winners, Fatima College. The current rulers of the local schoolboys game have changed, with perennial powerhouses Naparima College …
Read More »Eve proud of G/Cup “achievement”, retains just eight players from T&T’s win over Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve applauded his troops’ “achievement”, after the Soca Warriors were awarded a group stage place in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League A competition, due to disciplinary sanctions against Nicaragua. The Concacaf Disciplinary …
Read More »T&T get Gold Cup group with USA and Jamaica, as Concacaf punishes Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago have qualified for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup without kicking a ball in the Qualifying series, after Concacaf ruled against Nicaragua over their use of a naturalized player. As a further consequence, Trinidad and Tobago will also replace Nicaragua in the Concacaf Nations League A for the …
Read More »Alvin breaks six-year goal drought, as makeshift T&T team edge Guatemala 1-0 in friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team stretched their unbeaten run to six games last night as they edged Guatemala 1-0 in an international friendly at the Subaru Park in Pennsylvania. Alvin Jones got the lone item from the penalty spot to snap a six-year goal drought for the …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC win uniform protest; Downer: Crown Trace correct on point of law
QPCC will continue their campaign for all four Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) trophies after the Parkites survived a protest by Crown Trace FC against the uniforms worn by the former club’s under-15 team on Tuesday afternoon. The QPCC U-15s, as the away team, wore at least three …
Read More »Eve: TTFA “looking into” possible Nicaragua protest, coy on Shaw but welcomes Che
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve revealed that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is “looking into” the possibility that Nicaragua fielded an ineligible player against the Soca Warriors during the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League competition. On 4 June 2022, Uruguay-born midfielder Richard Rodriguez …
Read More »T&T grouped with Dominican Republic in League B, while Concacaf widens segregation
Trinidad and Tobago will face only Caribbean opposition in the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League B competition, as the two-island republic make their second attempt to return to the confederation’s top tier national competition. The Soca Warriors, who finished second to Nicaragua in the 2022-23 competition, were grouped with the Dominican …
Read More »NYFL 23: Beatnix undone by late Blast-ers in six-goal thriller, after conceding three times in 10 minutes
There were 10 minutes left on the clock and East Zone Under-17 leaders Beatnix Sports Club were three goals clear in their top of the table Republic Cup National Youth Football (NYFL) outing at the St Augustine Secondary school on Saturday afternoon. Beatnix should have been leading 4-0. It could …
Read More »End of an era: How Police FC and Hood parted ways, after change at top and discord from bottom
For the first time in 11 years, coach Richard Hood played no role in Police FC’s match day plans over the past week as the Lawmen came from behind to hold Point Fortin Civic 1-1 at the Police Barracks in St James, before thumping San Juan Jabloteh 5-2 on Sunday …
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