Trinidad and Tobago will return empty-handed from a bizarre trip to Managua, as the Soca Warriors fell 2-1 to Nicaragua in the wee hours of this morning in their opening 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League fixture. There are still five group matches left in Group A of Concacaf’s second tier competition. …
Read More »Haiti announces withdrawal from Concacaf U-20 Championship; T&T get unexpected boost
Trinidad and Tobago’s bid to progress from the group stage of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship got an unexpected boost yesterday as the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) announced it has withdrawn from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago are scheduled to face Haiti in their opening match on 19 June at …
Read More »Eve, Powder, Hackshaw among 10 no-shows as T&T face Nicaragua with 19-member squad
On Tuesday morning, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced 28 players who would represent the Men’s National Senior Team in the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League. Of those 28, inexplicably, only 24 were booked to travel to Nicaragua for their opening game in Managua on Friday 3 June. Today, …
Read More »Joevin, Bateau, Paul named in 28-man T&T squad for Nations League, but no Molino, no Moore
Versatile flanker Joevin Jones, central defender Sheldon Bateau, midfielders Leston Paul and Daniel Phillips and right-back Shannon Gomez are set to make their first national senior team appearances under current Trinidad and Tobago coach Angus Eve. The quintet have all been named in a 28-man squad to start the 2022/23 …
Read More »Roach, Ramdeen, Benny, Cummings and Araujo-Wilson in makeshift T&T squad to face St Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will use a friendly against Saint Lucia tomorrow to assess the depth of his squad, currently preparing for the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League. The Soca Warriors are in the second tier of the Concacaf competition and are grouped with …
Read More »T&T U-20 Team selected; Carrington takes over pre-tourney camp as Eve stays with seniors
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior and Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve selected a 24-man squad for the junior Soca Warriors squad, which leaves on 5 June for a pre-tournament camp in Costa Rica. The Under-20 squad swings into action at the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship from 19 …
Read More »Eve to trim Men’s U-20 squad by 28 May, books ‘closed doors’ friendly with Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve will trim his current training squad from 39 to 24 players on Saturday 28 May, as the junior Soca Warriors continue preparations for the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship. The two-island republic open their campaign against Haiti on 19 June …
Read More »Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting
Gateway Athletics director Adrian Romain confirmed today that the grand winners of the Republic Cup Youth Football Tournament will walk away with TT$3,000 each. The competition, which will be run in a seven-a-side format, has five categories: Boys 17-19, Girls 17-19, Boys Under-16, Girls Under-16 and Boys Under-14. The overall …
Read More »Republic Cup gets new Gateway; Romain promises route to UK, US for stand-out players
Young footballers with an eye on a possible career overseas are encouraged to seize the invaluable opportunities presented at this year’s revamped Republic Cup Youth Football Tournament, which kicks off at Constantine Park in Macoya on 4 June. In the finals of the 2022 edition, Gateway Athletics director Adrian Romain …
Read More »AC Port of Spain forfeits NLCL U-19 match due to ‘Covid outbreak’, other fixtures on schedule
AC Port of Spain football club today became the first known sports team to forfeit a domestic fixture owing to Covid-19, as the Pro League outfit withdrew their youth side from a NLCL Under-19 Community Cup clash with Soccer Made Simple (SMS) this afternoon. AC PoS, who are fifth in …
Read More »TTFA holds screening for ‘high performance’ boys and girls teams between 12-15
The following is a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA): The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association will be hosting screening sessions for girls between the ages of 13 and 15 years and boys between the ages of 12 and 14 years both in Trinidad and Tobago geared …
Read More »The ‘rebirth of the TTFA’? Or expect more of the same? Daniel, Downer and Walkes share views
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) must pay off a loan of US$3m (TT$20.1m) over the next 10 years to a mysterious benefactor—a repayment plan of essentially US$300,000 per year. It is a far rosier proposition than the previous scenario of 258 irate creditors and a debt of over …
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