National Football

In early December of last year, I was in Trinidad to film a commercial for Unit Trust alongside none other than the world’s first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong. The format of the shoot was an informal conversation between two nationals about their successes, their failures—you get the picture. …

Fifa has disbanded the Board of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) with immediate effect and will appoint a normalisation committee on the island. The decision was made today by the Bureau of the Fifa Council in accordance with article 8.2 of the Fifa Statutes. Article 8.2 states simply …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has suspended all national team training sessions for the next two weeks while Concacaf also halted all competitions scheduled for the next 30 days, as regional football responds to the threat of the Corona virus. Yesterday, the twin island republic had its first …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team trainer Trey Hart submitted his resignation to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) yesterday, after alleging discrimination by his former employer. Hart is a strength and conditioning officer at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago and also works with Pro League …

Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Dion La Foucade and technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy clashed this morning in a heated discussion at the TTFA’s headquarters in the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. And, when it was over, La Foucade allegedly accepted …

Sports and Games Ltd will serve as the ‘exclusive retail partner’ of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) for the next four years. The deal was revealed by the TTFA Media today and celebrated with a photo-op that included local football president William Wallace, Sports and Games director Omar …

Trinidad and Tobago’s 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship adventure came to an emphatic end this evening at the Estadio Olympic Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, as the Women Soca Warriors lost 4-0 to Mexico in the final quarterfinal match. The result means Mexico, who won this competition two years ago, …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Richard Hood has urged football fans to appreciate the improvement and effort shown by his outfit and avoid saddling the players with unfair expectations. The young Women Soca Warriors edged Puerto Rico 5-4 on kicks from the penalty spot on Sunday …

Nineteen year old Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper K’lil Keshwar, a St Francis College student in the United States, made the save of her blossoming career so far, as the young Women Soca Warriors edged Puerto Rico 5-4 in penalties in Concacaf Under-20 Championship action in the Dominican Republic. Keshwar’s low …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team completed their Group F assignments today on the wrong side of a fierce whipping, as they were routed 7-0 by Haiti in Concacaf Championship action at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. The Women Soca Warriors, who were already guaranteed …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has promised to erase the local football body’s TT$50 million debt within three years, as he announced a kit deal with England-based supplier Avec Sport this morning. The TTFA and Avec Sport stated that the partnership is for four years with …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team are through to the Concacaf Championship Round of 16, after a 2-0 win over the Cayman Islands today—but it is probably not a game that head coach Richard Hood will enjoy reviewing. The Women Soca Warriors laboured for much of the game …