Local Football

“[…] We have instructed our representative on the former TTFA Board, Mr Brent Sancho, that the TT Pro League will not support any move by the former administration to engage in any legal battle against FIFA over their removal from office…” The TT Pro League, via a press statement, has …

In early December of last year, I was in Trinidad to film a commercial for Unit Trust alongside none other than the world’s first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong. The format of the shoot was an informal conversation between two nationals about their successes, their failures—you get the picture. …

Fifa has placed controversial Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) finance manager, Tyril Patrick, in charge of the local football body ‘until the normalisation committee has been put in place’—a decision that has further heightened suspicions within the fraternity. The governing football body belatedly informed the TTFA, via email today, …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) stakeholders have slammed Fifa’s decision to implement a normalisation committee on the island and effectively nullify the football body’s election last November. Fifa, in a press release today, claimed that its fact-finding mission to Trinidad last month—done in conjunction with Concacaf—found ‘extremely low overall …

Fifa has disbanded the Board of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) with immediate effect and will appoint a normalisation committee on the island. The decision was made today by the Bureau of the Fifa Council in accordance with article 8.2 of the Fifa Statutes. Article 8.2 states simply …

Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes has the high court’s permission to empty the bank accounts of the local football body. Walkes got the green light yesterday after the TTFA’s accounts were frozen for close to a month as the result of a garnishee order …

The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League has ‘taken the decision to cancel all matches in the League as of this weekend until further notice’ due to concerns over Covid-19. The decision, according to a press release, was taken to ‘protect its players, technical staff, match commissioners, referees, dedicated media officers and …

“I didn’t have a rich family... So sometimes I had to borrow a boots [or] borrow a gloves to go and practice. Sometimes I had to get money from my brother to go to train or play with Defence Force. Well, almost every day…” A former National Intercol champion with …

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers stayed in the hunt for their maiden Pro League title last night, as they whipped rivals Morvant Caledonia United 4-0 at the Phase Two Recreation Ground in La Horquetta. A first half double by lively forward Isaiah Lee and a goal apiece by captain Jamal Creighton …

AC Port of Spain, formerly North East Stars, slumped to their fifth straight defeat yesterday evening as they were edged 1-0 by San Juan Jabloteh in Pro League action at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Jair Edwards got the winner for the ‘San Juan Kings’ in the …

A solitary strike by Point Fortin Civic playmaker Tyrel ‘Pappy’ Emmanuel kept the southern outfit chasing a team record yesterday as they edged Morvant Caledonia United 1-0 at the Mahaica Oval. It was only Emmanuel’s third goal this season but each item was a match winner, as he also broke …

Tripartite discussions between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), the TT Pro League and the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) appear to have reached an impasse with the parties disagreeing on three points. At present, the three bodies continue to disagree on the administration of the competition and …