Local Football

San Juan Jabloteh winger and, arguably, the Pro League’s most outstanding player in the 2015/16 season, Nathan Lewis, is now resting at home after being shot in a drive-by outside the Maloney Indoor Sport Arena at around 1am on Sunday 18 September. Lewis, who has blistering pace and can operate …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will try to keep their India 2017 World Cup campaign alive as they tackle regional rivals, Jamaica, in a key Caribbean Football Union (CFU) fixture while St Anthony’s College, Shiva Boys Hindu College and Presentation College (San Fernando) try to stay ahead of …

St Anthony’s College put in a clinical performance yesterday evening to leave St Mary’s College winless after four rounds of Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action and firmly in a relegation battle, according to St Mary’s head coach Ryan Shim. The Westmoorings Tigers were more than worth their …

The Secondary School Football League (SSFL) kicked off with great excitement as teams from around the country began their third round of matches in the Premier Division. Puzzling officiating, a game played on no one’s home ground and the exchange of mild off-field hostilities were some of the features of …

As the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team took off from the Piarco International Airport at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp in Guyana, talented central midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and dashing winger Quinn Rodney were preparing to face San Juan North Secondary in SSFL Premier Division action in Bourg …

Naparima College skipper Shane Sandy, Presentation College (San Fernando) captain Kareem Riley and Shiva Boys Hindu College goalkeeper Denzil Smith are among three schoolboys who will take their leave from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) 2016 Premier Division for a camp in Guyana this week. The Trinidad and Tobago National …

Three years ago, former Trinity College student Damani Richards seemed a good bet for a successful career as a top flight footballer. Instead, he could feasibly end up facing the local courts, after he was allegedly held by the Western Division Task Force with a loaded firearm and a quantity …

Make the mistake of calling St Benedict’s College and W Connection youth team coach Leonson Lewis, “Coachman”, and be prepared for the possibility of punishment by push-up. That’s just one of the strategies in the arsenal of the former Trinidad and Tobago star forward as he moves to bring good …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team kick off their India 2017 World Cup campaign, Naparima College play their first home game of the 2016 SSFL Premier Division season, National Super League cup action and more in this week’s Wired868 football calendar for 12-20 September: Wednesday 14 September (SSFL Premier …

St Mary’s College had to settle for a share of the spoils yet again as they were held 1-1 by newly promoted Pleasantville Secondary in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action today at Serpentine Road. The result left the “Saints” with two points from their opening two …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones was the headline act at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night, as the Pro League season got underway with the Digicel Charity Shield, which pitted league champions Central FC against Pro League winners Defence Force. But, in the end, …

‘Goals win matches’, says the old adage. But Queen’s Royal College (QRC) and St Augustine Secondary were short on supply today, as the two teams battled to a nil-nil draw in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action at QRC grounds. Scrappy may be the best word to describe …