Local Football

The Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva will host a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) double header on Saturday afternoon, after a tweak to the Premier Division fixtures that was announced last night. Presentation College (San Fernando) were due to host Malick Secondary from 2pm at Union Hall. However, that game …

Nine of the very best!  Reigning Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College began the 2022 League season in stunning fashion yesterday, as they stormed to an absolutely thumping 9-1 win over the ‘Green Machine’ of St Augustine Secondary in St Augustine.  ‘Naps’, who surrendered the Tiger …

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The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee today announced the postponement of Boys Championship Division matches in the North, East, Central and Tobago Zones, barely 24 hours before kickoff on Tuesday 13 September. The decision will impact 24 schools across Trinidad and Tobago who were preparing to make their …

Phew!  The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is back folks.  After a three-year hiatus, which surely felt like an eternity to some, the popular secondary schools competition resumed at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last Friday, as Presentation College (San Fernando) edged fierce rivals Naparima College to the Tiger …

“They have lots of heart. We fought like lions today, young lions!” After being caged away for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the “Pres Lions” of Presentation College (San Fernando) came out roaring at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, with a 3-2 penalty shootout win over …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will feature a raft of changes for its 2022 season—the first since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic—as new president Merere Gonzales and his board respond to a late sponsorship deal, experiment with a new format and address the impact of departing sponsors. First, …

Verified creditors of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), including former coaches and technical directors like Stephen Hart, Anton Corneal, Dennis Lawrence and Kendall Walkes, must wait for another three weeks to find out if their deal with the local football body will stand. Today, the Port of Spain …

Presentation College (San Fernando) and QPCC head coach Shawn Cooper looks poised to return as Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team head coach, as the local football body aims to rejoin the international youth arena in February 2023. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), run by a Fifa-appointed normalisation …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is in the market for its third technical director within this calendar year, after incumbent Anton Corneal confirmed that he will vacate the post on 31 August. Corneal replaced Dion La Foucade as TTFA technical director on 1 February. It was his third …

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Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal called for the prioritising of the local football body’s development programmes after a second national youth team was forced to forfeit an international tournament in the space of two weeks. Last month, the TTFA withdrew its Girls National Under-15 Team …