“[…] 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 …
Read More »Barney’s Bible: Recruiting has replaced coaching at youth level; that’s why T&T football is struggling
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 …
Read More »Silenced by A King; Boyce explains strategy after opening loss to Barbados
Just a few days after a rough friendly outing away to Lima, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 Men’s football team got another gut punch last night, as they fell 1-0 to Barbados at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo in their opening Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifier. With further group …
Read More »Barbados stun Boyce’s Warriors 1-0; T&T U17s suffers first loss to Caribbean opposition in 10 years
Randolph Boyce’s tenure as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach could only get better from here. It could not, surely, get any worse. After his first two international outings saw the young Soca Warriors concede 12 goals while scoring once, away to Peru, Boyce’s troops started their …
Read More »Dear Editor: ‘Azaad is an unsung hero of Trinidad and Tobago football’
“[…] 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 …
Read More »Azaad Khan passes away; ex-SSFL and Jabloteh administrator was beloved administrator
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 …
Read More »SSFL 25: Scarborough appeal disciplinary ruling; SSFL VP resigns—but Seepersad still mum
Scarborough Secondary have appealed against the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s decision to overturn their 1-0 win over San Juan North Secondary and instead give the East Zone school a win by three clear goals. The Disciplinary Committee’s ruling effectively relegated Scarborough to the Championship Division, just a …
Read More »T&T U-17 Women crushed 7-0 by El Salvador; TTFA HP programme fails to deliver again
Trinidad and Tobago’s dream of qualifying for the Morocco 2026 Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup was extinguished in just three games, as the young Women Soca Warriors were routed 7-0 by El Salvador in their final Concacaf Qualifier today at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao. The result …
Read More »T&T U-17s lose 6-1 to Peru; Boyce makes one change to final squad
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team completed their two-match friendly series with Peru today, with a 6-1 loss in Lima. The games were preparation for the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, which start on Tuesday 3 February with Trinidad and Tobago hosting Group F at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …
Read More »Seepersad must resign! Distraught Scarborough open up on SSFL ‘betrayal’
The Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s ruling to penalise Scarborough Secondary for fielding sixth form student Johan Elliot in their final Premier Division fixture against San Juan North Secondary left the Tobago school distraught for multiple reasons. First, it spoiled a remarkable comeback. When Scarborough Secondary replaced head …
Read More »Sanni, Tori get doubles, as T&T Women U17s whip Barbados 8-2
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team got their first win of the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers tonight, as they trounced Barbados 8-2 at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao. After a 2-2 draw against Curaçao on Saturday, the Women Soca Warriors needed a lopsided result to …
Read More »SSFL 25: Nikita scores a handful, as Pleasantville rout weakened Convent 10-0
Pleasantville Secondary, the reigning 2025 Girls National Intercol champions, swept aside a weakened St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) team 10-0 at the St Anthony’s College ground yesterday, to advance to the Girls Big Five final. They will meet Signal Hill Secondary in the final on a date to be …
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