Local Football

Eighteen-year old St Anthony’s College attacker Kwesi Allen cannot work on his football skills as often as he would like. Allen, who plays at right wing or striker, was the top scorer in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division this season. However, as a Success Village, Laventille resident, …

Results in the Coca Cola 2014 Intercol competition so far: Nov 2014 Thur 06th  Central  Zone A         Couva East    2               Tabaquite   4               3:00pm               Ato Boldon B       …

Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel lives in the quiet community of Jacob Settlement in Santa Flora and is a Form Four student of Shiva Boys Hindu College.  Meeting Emmanuel for the first time, it was quite obvious that he was a quiet and shy individual who transforms whenever he hits the field. …

San Juan Jabloteh’s early season form continued yesterday evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium as the “San Juan Kings” moved to the top of the Digicel Pro League standings with a last gasp 1-0 win over North East Stars. Yohann Caleb scored an 87th minute winner for the Jabloteh team, which …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca Cola Intercol 2014 competition kicks off on Thursday with 53 schools competing for five zonal prizes and a national award in the boys’ category. Couva East and Tabaquite will get the ball rolling in the preliminary round when they square off from 3 …

Ethan Shim sat quietly fidgeting and trying not make eye contact as his eyes lingered onto the field where his St Mary’s College teammates warmed up for a practice session. The 17 year old young man chuckled softly as he tried to convince Wired868 that he wasn’t the least bit …

Naparima College picked up its second title of the maiden Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season this afternoon after a 2-2 draw with St Anthony’s College at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, which assured “Naps” of the 2014 BG T&T/First Citizens Big Four title by goal difference. …

Central FC made a title winning start to the 2014/15 season last night as the “Couva Sharks” retained the First Citizens Cup trophy with a 1-0 win over North East Stars at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. The $100,000 triumph, along with Central’s early season form, suggests that the Sharks have …

Defending Digicel Pro League champions DIRECTV W Connection collected its first point of the season in a rescheduled fixture last night but the “Savonetta Boys” remain winless after three competitive 2014/15 fixtures. Connection ran into Couva rival, Central FC, at the Ato Boldon Stadium yesterday but neither outfit did enough …

Naparima College and St Anthony’s College got off to triumphant starts in the truncated BG T&T/First Citizens Premier Division Big Four competition this evening with wins over San Juan North Secondary and Speyside Secondary. Naparima, the recently crowned SSFL Premier Division champion team, downed San Juan 2-0 in Bourg Mulattrasse …

Fans ought not to be surprised if next week’s First Citizens Cup final between Central FC and North East Stars is decided from a penalty shootout as both teams progressed via that route last evening. Central overcame Police FC 3-1, after three penalty saves from Trinidad and Tobago and Central …

At the age of 17, young Jabari “Barry” Mitchell is well on his way to becoming a footballing hero.  This young star on the rise hails from the Borough of Point Fortin where his talent was discovered at a young age by his father Sheldon Mitchell, who is a known coach …