Local Football

“[…] The Mahaica Oval has no dressing rooms. You have to change under a tent in the car park—and this is a brand new venue. It is a sporting complex with no room for sporting personnel to change. Do you understand what I’m telling you? “[…] Most clubs have told …

A week after copping the Under-13 title in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), FC Ginga added some more silverware to their trophy cabinet yesterday as they won the Next Level Consulting Ltd (NLCL) Under-15 Community Cup with a penalty shootout triumph over Trendsetter Hawks at the Diego …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will lean heavily on overseas-based talent at the 2023 Concacaf Gold, with just six players in his squad from the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL): Alvin Jones, Real Gill (both Club Sando), Joevin Jones (Police FC), Kadeem Corbin (Terminix …

The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Friday 8 September with an exhibition clash between defending Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, and Intercol winners, Fatima College. The current rulers of the local schoolboys game have changed, with perennial powerhouses Naparima College …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve applauded his troops’ “achievement”, after the Soca Warriors were awarded a group stage place in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League A competition, due to disciplinary sanctions against Nicaragua. The Concacaf Disciplinary …

Trendsetter Hawks weren’t even supposed to be in the semifinal of the NLCL Under-15 Community Cup. Now, they will play a familiar opponent in FC Ginga in the grand finale, scheduled for Saturday at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex from 3.45pm. Hawks and Ginga advanced to the title match after …

Two North Zone teams entered the final day of the 2023 Republic National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition with a double on their mind at the Republic Bank Sports Club in Barataria yesterday. And by the time the sun set over the 8th Avenue facility in Barataria, Pro Series emerged …

QPCC snagged two third place finishes in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) playoffs yesterday to ensure that they managed top three finishes in all four categories of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association-sanctioned youth tournament. In the Under-13 category, a second half winner by Mason Joel saw …

He may have been the 61st name on paper last week when Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Team coach Angus Eve announced his provisional squad ahead of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, but AC Port of Spain playmaker Che Benny is intent on making an immediate impact with the Soca …

TT Premier Football League clubs AC Port of Spain and Defence Force will face each other in Concacaf Caribbean Cup action later this year, after both were drawn in Group A today. The draw was conducted by Concacaf general secretary Philippe Moggio and former Caribbean players Chris Nurse (Guyana) and …

The NLCL U15 Community Cup hits the knockout stage on Saturday, with Point Fortin Youth Football Academy, Jaric Titans, FC Ginga and Cox Football Academy all seeking a path to the finals of the inaugural competition. Titans, the Group C winners from Tobago, face Point Fortin from 2pm at the …

AC Port of Spain attacker Che Benny, Defence Force midfielder Kaihim Thomas and IFK Eskilstuna (Sweden) midfielder Kristian Lee-Him are among five players who can make their senior international debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Guatemala this weekend. The trio were named in a 22-man squad by Trinidad and Tobago …