The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team will be led by technical director Kendall Walkes when they face Mexico from 11.30 am tomorrow in Brazil, after interim head coach Anthony Creece returned home. The “Women Soca Warriors” were already without head coach Randy Waldrum and assistant Ben Waldrum, who …
Read More »Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss
Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
Read More »TTFA names committee to defuse Warriors’ strike threat; but no payment date
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has mandated a three-member committee to resolve a threat from the “Soca Warriors” to boycott their Copa America play off match against Haiti on 8 January 2016. However, crucially, there is still no date set to pay the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior …
Read More »Women Warriors fall 4-0 to Canada in Olympic dress rehearsal
The Trinidad and Tobago and Canada women’s senior national teams will be competing for a spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games when next they meet on 14 February 2016. After today’s dress rehearsal, “Team Canada” might not be particularly worried, as they romped to a 4-0 win over the …
Read More »Fast and furious: One on one with T&T star Ahkeela Mollon (Pt 2)
Trinidad and Tobago winger Ahkeela Mollon has a memorable past 12 months, as the “Women Soca Warriors” moved from the 2015 World Cup qualifiers to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) and are now preparing for the CONCACAF phase of their Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifying competition. Mollon took some time off …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Warriors ‘as soon as practicable’; explains delay
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) promised to satisfy its debt to the men’s senior national players as “soon as it was practicable” but stopped short of giving a deadline for a resolution. The TTFA executive committee, which is now headed by president David John-Williams, held an emergency meeting …
Read More »Waldrums and Kimika out: Shorthanded T&T squad head to Brazil
Another day, another blow for Trinidad and Tobago’s football. The “Women Soca Warriors” left San Antonio this morning for Brazil where they will join a makeshift Trinidad and Tobago squad to compete in the Natal Female International Tournament. But they travelled shorthanded. Head coach Randy Waldrum and his assistant coach …
Read More »No USSF loan: TTFA accepted just US$12,500 for US victory tour games
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips agreed to send the “Women Soca Warriors” to play two matches against the 2015 FIFA World Cup champions for less than the cost of airfare, according to documents leaked to Wired868. The TTFA has remained in perilous financial straits …
Read More »US women hit T&T for six; W/Warriors pondered strike before gala friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team suffered another heavy defeat last night, as they went down 6-0 to the United States at an exhibition match in San Antonio. The result was hot on the heels of an 11-0 hammering from Brazil for a largely second string Trinidad and …
Read More »Pay or no play! Soca Warriors threaten strike for Copa America play off
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team have delivered a stark, public message to the new administration of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA): Pay or we won’t play! In a press release, delivered by national captain Kenwyne Jones’ publicist, Tenille Clarke, the “Soca Warriors” have threatened to withdraw …
Read More »Brazilian massacre: Makeshift Women Warriors suffer record 11-0 defeat
A makeshift Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team suffered their worst defeat in 15 years and a joint all-time record loss tonight, as they were mauled 11-0 by hosts Brazil in the Natal 2015 Female International Tournament. The “Women Soca Warriors” faced Brazil, who were eliminated in the Canada …
Read More »Reggae rout: Jamaica U20s humiliate Trinidad and Tobago women 6-1
Trinidad and Tobago’s FIFA 2016 Women’s Under-20 World Cup campaign ended in humiliation today as the teenaged “Women Soca Warriors” were routed 6-1 by Jamaica in their final CONCACAF group match. Tsaianne Leander scored Trinidad and Tobago’s first goal of the group stage, in their third and final fixture, but …
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