Sixteen games in 11 days. That is what the Ato Boldon Stadium is set to host once the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship kicks off on 18 January. And although—according to a top Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) official—the field at the Couva “Home of Football” currently looks in pristine …
Read More »Pro League coaches: We have no war with TTSL; Look Loy offer is like return to stone age
Taking pot shots at one another and making snide remarks is definitely not the way to go, say four Trinidad and Tobago Pro League (TTPL) coaches. What is needed is for football people to come together and talk about the state of the sport in the country so as to …
Read More »Stand-off! TTSL say they paid referees in advance; Downer: “We had no contract”
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Referees’ Committee Board member Osmond Downer is denying that the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) had any written contract agreement with referees for the just-concluded TTSL season. Yesterday, acting on behalf of the TTSL, the League’s general secretary Camara David requested reimbursement from …
Read More »SSFL All-Stars stay away Saturday; ‘Sousou hands’ Smith saves South in Sunday showpiece
He has, one of his fans has boasted, more hands than a sousou and Denzil “Peng” Smith showed how true that is yesterday. The Shiva Boys’ Hindu College goalkeeper saved two penalty kicks at last evening’s Field of Dreams/Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) All-Star game to earn the South team …
Read More »Connection steal another FA trophy; Hector’s double keeps Lawmen waiting for another year
W Connection captured their fifth Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) FA Trophy title last night when they defeated Police FC by a 3-1 margin at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. A predatory double strike by veteran skipper Hughtun Hector was enough to get the job done for Connection, …
Read More »Footy Fest or Field of Dreams? Two entities book SSFL All-Star events on same weekend
Dead ball specialists Judah St Louis of Naparima College and Che Benny of St Anthony’s College are among the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) stand-outs expected to show off their skills on 9 and 10 December respectively. However, it remains uncertain whether it will be at the Marvin Lee Stadium …
Read More »Season 2017 review: Pres, Shiva come good, Fyzo make things bad but God doh like ugly
With another Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season now in the books, two names seem likely to remain in the long-term memory. Fyzabad and Shiva Boys, the dearly departed? Signal Hill and Speyside High, who struggled manfully but in vain? Che Benny and Judah St Louis, who lit up the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Dance, Pappy, dance! Tyrel magic lifts Shiva Boys past San Juan North
A super double strike from Shiva Boys’ Hindu College midfield general Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel settled the 2017 Coca Cola National Intercol final this evening, the “Penal Princes” downing defending champions San Juan North Secondary 2-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It meant a maiden National Intercol title for …
Read More »Intercol 2017: San Juan chase history while Shiva Boys eye greatness; SSFL reveal All-Star squads
When they tackle Shiva Boys’ Hindu College at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Monday, 2016 Coca-Cola National Intercol Champions San Juan North Secondary will be bidding to become the first school in five years to cop back-to-back National Intercol titles. St Anthony’s College were the last side to achieve the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Boyce and Denzil star as San Juan North and Shiva Boys advance to final
San Juan North Secondary will have the opportunity to defend their Coca Cola National Intercol title on Monday evening after they edged Signal Hill Secondary 1-0 in semi-final action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva today. Captain Renaldo Boyce got the decisive goal for the Bourg Mulatresse boys with …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Jalanie strikes late as Signal Hill beat St Mary’s to National Semifinal spot
A fortuitous late strike by Signal Hill Secondary attacker Jalanie James settled a tight and generally scrappy Coca Cola National Intercol quarterfinal affair this evening in Plymouth, where the Tobago giants held off St Mary’s College 1-0. On the “Sister Isle,” it was a single error, exploited by canny predatory …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Garcia and Yohannes screamers silence Naps, as Shiva Boys win South title
Retribution? Justice? Call it what you like but embattled 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys’ Hindu College are the 2017 Coca Cola South Zone Intercol kings. Before a crowd of just over 3,000 persons at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Shiva Boys were almost …
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