Local Football

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) appears set to makes its fourth major appointment under the term of current president David John-Williams. And, like the other three, it has been secretive, done without tender, supposedly interim and merely hustled through the local football body’s board of directors. Muhammad Isa, …

Japs North East Stars poacher Kerry Baptiste eliminated his former employers, Bankers Insurance Central FC, from the Digicel Pro Bowl competition last night, as Stars did not have to wait long to avenge a 4-0 thumping from the “Couva Sharks” on Sunday. Stars finished 2-1 winners in yesterday’s quarterfinal round …

With his upright stride and winning smile, Sylvester Teesdale, also known as ‘Son’, comes from a family of footballers. His uncle is Philbert Jones, a former player of the national team and his cousin is the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones. As we sat on the pavilion of the …

Bankers Insurance Central FC will hang on to the Pro League crown for another season, as the “Couva Sharks” secured their second successive domestic league title today after crushing Japs North East Stars 4-0 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. Dreadlocked attacker Jason Marcano scored twice and Jamal Jack …

Defence Force and Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh kept their hopes of qualifying to the 2017/18 CONCACAF Champions League tournament alive with victories in TT Pro League action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. The top two clubs at the end of the 2015/16 Pro League season …

Defence Force poacher Devorn Jorsling snapped a five game scoring drought with a second half winner last night, as the Army/Coast Guard combination edged Police FC 3-2 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium to revive their chances of snapping one of two available 2017/18 CONCACAF Champions League qualifying places. After his …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams announced today, via a press release, that the local football body has had its internal audits approved by FIFA and is now set to access funding from the international body again. FIFA offers a developmental grant of US$250,000 a year to …

Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 goalkeeper Javon Sample saved his third penalty in two matches on Sunday evening, as Bankers Insurance Central FC retained their Caribbean Club Championship crown with a 3-0 win over DIRECTV W Connection in a repeat of the 2015 final. Last year, Connection had two …

Bankers Insurance Central FC will defend their Caribbean Club Championship crown in Sunday’s regional final in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. And, once again, bitter Couva rivals, DIRECTV W Connection, will be their opponent. Both Pro League clubs maintained Trinidad and Tobago’s dominance in the Caribbean competition last night, as they got through …

Morvant Caledonia United were crowned Lucozade Sport Goal Shield champions in front of just under 3,000 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night. But boy did they do it the hard way. The “Eastern Stallions” overcame DIRECTV W Connection by a 4-1 margin from the penalty spot following a 2-2 …

Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 and Under-23 Team striker Ricardo John is aiming to earn a professional contract abroad, after losing his football scholarship at Virginia Technical Institute. John, who is 21 years old, confirmed that the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) opened an investigation into his eligibility, after …

Versatile Bankers Insurance Central FC attacker Jason Marcano scored his second hattrick of the season yesterday evening, as the “Couva Sharks” whipped Club Sando 4-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium to move seven points clear at the top of the standings. With just three games left in the 2015/16 season, …