Local Football

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division comes to a thrilling finale, the promotion race gets started in earnest in the SSFL Big Five competition and the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) and First Citizens Bank Cup is gathering steam. Here’s what happening in local football from Monday …

“A bad carpenter blames his tools… Mr [Stephan] DeFour, you should not only apologise to TT WOLF, but its players and clubs, who feed all national programs.” The following press statement was issued by Women’s League of Football (WOLF) president Susan Joseph-Warrick in response to Women’s National Senior Team head …

San Fernando Giants and UTT FC picked up where they left off at the Ascension Invitational Tournament with opening day wins in the 2019 Terminix Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competition this weekend. Giants, who copped the Ascension Division Two title, held off Police FC 2-1 at the Mannie …

Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team midfielder Yohannes Richardson wrote his name into San Fernando Giants folklore yesterday evening as his late penalty ensured a sensational finish to the inaugural Ascension Invitational Tournament Division Two title race. Richardson’s strike was all that separated the Giants from southern rivals, Deportivo …

The group of football stakeholders united in a bid to unseat Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is urging him to ‘refrain from issuing long term contracts to his chosen’ in an effort to manage the debt burden of the administration. The group, which now refers to …

Speyside High School jumped to the eighth spot in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division standings after defeating Trinity College East (TCE) by a 2-1 margin in Trincity Saturday afternoon. The visitors opted for a direct style of counter-attacking football, and goals either side of halftime by Nicholas …

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers leapfrogged San Juan Jabloteh on their final match day, to claim second spot in the Ascension Invitational Tournament Division One after clobbering the ‘San Juan Kings’ 5-0 at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground on Friday night. It was a victory that was also celebrated in Tetron, …

The inaugural Ascension Invitational Tournament will be concluded this weekend with seven clubs chasing a share in the TT$650,000 cash pot available across Division One and Two. In Division One, leaders Defence Force need only to avoid a heavy defeat against table proppers Matura ReUnited on Sunday afternoon to secure …

Presentation College (San Fernando) put on a clinical display to shut out East Mucurapo Secondary 3-0 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella this afternoon, as they remained within striking distance of SSFL Premier Division leaders and defending champions, Naparima College. Presentation, who lost 2-1 to Carapichaima East Secondary on …

Say goodbye to the Pro League and hello to the Ascension Premier League. Barely a month after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) refused to permit a second round of the Ascension Invitational Tournament, the competition’s founder, Richard Ferguson, got the TT Pro League to rebrand its own 20-year …

The post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president will be up for grabs on Sunday 24 November 2019, as incumbent David John-Williams has finally announced an election date. As the country buckled down today to see off Tropical Storm Karen, TTFA general secretary Camara David forwarded notice of …

Tropical Storm Karen has disrupted the Ascension Invitational Tournament’s final round of fixtures with Defence Force FC on the verge of the Division One crown and Deportivo PF, San Fernando Giants and UTT FC all within touching distance of the Division Two title. Tournament organisers informed all participants this morning …