Local Football

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Derek King named seven teenagers in his 23-man squad to travel to Bolivia this weekend, including Naparima College schoolboy Jaydon Caprietta and National Under-20 Team captain Derrel Garcia. Garcia is, at least in theory, a fifth form student at St …

Scarborough Secondary failed to convince the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee that they were unfairly sanctioned for using an unauthorised player, midfielder Johan Elliot, in their final game of the 2025 Premier Division season against San Juan North Secondary. And, as a result, the “Blue Marlins” will be …

“[…] In our U17 match, a player from the opposing team fell and broke his hand—and shockingly, there was not a single medic on site to administer first aid. “[…] Once again, there was a shortage of referees and […] the substitution rules of the TTFA National Youth League are …

Rising 36-year-old sport administrator, football coach and businessman Shem Alexander was sentenced on Friday 20 February to four years and nine months in a United States federal prison, for conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago. The ruling by US District Judge John L Badalamenti …

“[…] The question isn’t just ‘who is coaching?’ but ‘how are they coaching—and is it modern enough to compete?’ “Yes, assembling talent without growing match IQ is a dead end. But the issue extends beyond schools and clubs ‘collecting’ players. The real failure lies in a persistent lack of strategic …

I wasn’t at last night’s Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Qualifiers game. I took it for granted that we would get past Barbados and the other Caribbean nations, so I was planning to go to the Mexico game only. I guessed wrong. But something I’ve been pointing to comes to the fore …

“[…] He was the oil in the machine, always smoothing the way, always ensuring, no matter how difficult the obstacle, that everything was in place. This was his character and his gift. “[…] He was never one to seek the limelight—quietly enjoying the thrill and glow of success in his …

Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) general secretary Azaad Khan passed away this morning. Khan, 71, had been ailing for some time and could not perform his duties during the 2025 season, due to poor health. A former Malick Secondary teacher, Khan was manager during the school’s heyday in the late …

“[…] To many, Joel Warrick is more than a coach. He is a mentor, a father figure, and a pillar of the Trincity community. “Today, this man who gave so much now faces a serious heart condition that requires urgent open heart surgery in order to save his life. The …

Trinidad and Tobago had 14 football referees appointed to the Fifa Referees Panel for 2026, which is the largest number in just over a decade. Referees Timothy Derry, Cecile Hinds, Andrew Samuel, Crystal Sobers, and Kwinsi Williams all continue on the elite panel for successive years, while Nikolai Nyron returns …

For the first time in 29 years, outside of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Republic Cup National Youth Football League will not take place. The youth football competition involved over 3,000 boys and girls and more than 115 clubs in 2025. However, bank officials are known to have had issues with …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has named 16-year-old Pleasantville Secondary starlet Nikita Gosine as its 2025 Senior Female Player of the Year—for the same calendar year that the attacker ruled herself out of representing her country. Gosine is one of four TTFA picks for the First Citizens 2025 …