The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s relegation battle looks set to be reopened with St Augustine Secondary and, now, San Juan North Secondary both getting fresh hope to beat the drop. At present, both East Zone schools are in the bottom three of the 16-team standings and due …
Read More »SSFL 25: Toney saves Scarborough! San Juan relegated as three Tobago teams book 2026 spots
Scarborough Secondary preserved their Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division status on the last day of the season—and it came at the expense of San Juan North Secondary. In a do-or-die contest from which only one team could survive, the “San Juan Kings” needed just a point at Shaw …
Read More »St Augustine get partial Appeals win; SSFL under-fire for ‘Naps’ and ‘Gustine’ blunders
St Augustine Secondary won their appeal yesterday against the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s decision to penalise the school for failing to appear at a rescheduled Premier Division match away to Signal Hill Secondary. On Tuesday 25 November, the Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Essiel Seecharan, declared that Signal …
Read More »Intercol 25: ‘Naps’ complete sweep against Signal Hill; ‘P-ville’ edge Five Rivers
Naparima College completed a clean sweep of top flight titles in the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) this evening, as they added the National Intercol trophy to their South Intercol and Premier Division crowns. In the end, an error by Signal Hill Secondary goalkeeper Kaleb Romeo separated the two …
Read More »‘I’m not afraid to compete!’ One-on-one with Arima North defender Jaquan Aguilleria
“[…] Football has made me who I am. The people I’ve met, the lessons I’ve learned, and the discipline have all taught me humility and patience. “The game reminds you that success is temporary and things can change in a moment, so you have to stay grounded…” Eighteen-year-old Arima North …
Read More »Intercol 25: Signal Hill edge St Anthony’s to final spot; ‘P-ville’ and Five Rivers girls advance
Signal Hill Secondary are heading to the National Intercol final after a tense 1–0 victory over St Anthony’s College at the Hasely Crawford Stadium today, thanks to a dream intervention from super-sub Siel Mills. Mills had been on the field for barely a minute when he notched the winner in …
Read More »‘I want to make my mom proud’: One-on-one with Five Rivers starlet Hackeemar Goodridge
“[…] Losing my mother (Nisa Goodridge) was [my biggest] challenge this season. But it doesn’t hold me back—it actually pushes me to work harder than before. “Football helps me stay active, and when I stay active, it takes my mind off everything else…” At just 15 years old, Five Rivers …
Read More »Intercol 25: Rodriguez penalises St Augustine, as ‘Naps’ near treble
Naparima College are 90 minutes away from the first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) clean sweep since the pandemic, as they edged St Augustine Secondary 1-0 in the Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal to advance to next Wednesday’s final. Another win then—against either Signal Hill Secondary or St Anthony’s College—and …
Read More »‘I think about the bigger picture’: One-on-one with Trinity East’s Deisean Plaza
“[…] I’ll say that I am a go-getter, a hardworking person who tries to be the best at everything. “My family and, just overall, my mindset [make me stand out]: I want to make something of myself one way or another…” From humble beginnings at Pinto United, Trinity College East …
Read More »Intercol 25: Four penalties, four red cards and a protest; St Anthony’s, Signal Hill advance in thrilling zonal finals
There was crazy, exhilarating chaos at the Hasely Crawford and Dwight Yorke stadia yesterday as the North and Tobago zonal Intercol finals featured everything from goals and comebacks to penalty kicks, red cards and, naturally, controversy. When the dust cleared, Signal Hill Secondary had kept the Tobago Intercol title from …
Read More »Intercol 25: St Augustine protest bizarre red card—attacker Elijah Baptiste struck by opponent, then sent off!
St Augustine Secondary are in a race against time to have a bizarre red card rescinded in time for their Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal showdown with Naparima College on Friday afternoon, with attacker Elijah Baptiste unable to play as it stands. Yesterday, St Augustine edged Carapichaima East Secondary 1-0 …
Read More »SSFL 25: Naparima uploaded Caprietta’s docs in wrong place—would-be champs confident of case
Naparima College winger Jaydon Caprietta was not properly registered to represent his school for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, Wired868 understands. However, Naparima administrators uploaded Caprietta’s paperwork within the SSFL database on 10 September, with all the necessary information. How can both things be true? That is, …
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