Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) chief operating officer Azaad Khan has vowed to announce the body’s new board of directors by Wednesday 11 December. Football stakeholders were given until Friday 6 December to submit their proposed representatives for the TTFA board with the general secretariat obliged to ratify those …
Read More »Browne: Wallace must produce sponsorship money now to stave off TTFA bankruptcy
“The new TTFA will need to immediately bring the US$30 million sponsorship funds to include receiving (sic) the promised Nike sponsorship millions to avoid the TTFA from being declared bankrupt or avoiding insolvency…” The following Letter to the Editor on campaign promises made by newly elected Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »‘His charisma was remarkable!’ Ex-TTFA president, Raymond Tim Kee, passes away
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president and Port of Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee passed away just after midnight on Sunday 8 December 2019, according to information relayed by persons close to him. Tim Kee, a Guardian Life Insurance executive who ran his own insurance firm, RA Tim …
Read More »FCB Cup 19: Slow and steady wins race; Police thump Rangers to lift first national title in 25 years
After 25 long, hard years of waiting for a top flight national title, Police FC achieved that feat in emphatic style last night as they thumped the fancied Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) by a 4-1 margin to snatch the TT$75,000 First Citizens Cup prize. The last time Police FC …
Read More »Dear Editor: New community youth football tournament launches in December
“Starting 21 December, communities island-wide will be keenly represented by their talented young footballers in the TTFA sanctioned NLCL U19 tournament. Academies, youth Pro League, SSFL and community teams will be vying for the highly coveted 2019-20 Next Level Consulting, Limited Under 19 Community Challenge trophy.” The following Letter to …
Read More »Jaiye, Shoaib, Tyrese, ‘Hulk’… Wired868 highlights the 2019 SSFL All-Star players
Excitement, drama, goals… The 2019 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) was not short of memorable moments. But who were the individual success stories? Wired868 asked its main SSFL reporters Roneil Walcott, Amiel Mohammed and Jovan Ravello to pick 11 starters, seven substitutes and one MVP apiece in any formation they …
Read More »Intercol 19: Stoppage time Sinclair strike gifts Presentation first National Intercol title in 44 years
Call him the super sub. Presentation College San Fernando striker Jardel Sinclair came off the bench to deliver his school’s first National Intercol final win since 1975. Sinclair, who also came off the bench to convert a clinical penalty against Naparima College in the South Intercol final, did the trick …
Read More »Intercol 19: ‘P-ville’ retain crown, southern champs down Signal Hill 3-1
Two set pieces effectively decided the Girls National Intercol final today as Pleasantville Secondary retained their knockout title with a 3-1 triumph against their great rivals from the ‘Sister Isle’, Signal Hill Secondary, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Defender Tsai-Ann Fernandez and midfielder Chrissy Mitchell scored direct from …
Read More »‘Grovy’ number: Iconic SSFL coach on Dwarika, ‘Saints’ rivalry, coaching and a life-changing tackle
After calling a day on his 35-plus year coaching career in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) last week, former Queen’s Royal College coach Nigel ‘Grovy’ Grosvenor took some time away from playing with his granddaughter to talk to Wired868 about his health, his storied career with St Anthony’s College, …
Read More »TTFA bungle keeps Pro League teams out of Concacaf again, disqualification ‘hidden’ from clubs
Interim Pro League chairman Brent Sancho said he was ‘thoroughly disappointed’ that local top flight clubs will miss out on Concacaf competition for the second year running, after the David John-Williams-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) failed to fix ‘a simple error’. Worse, the information was relayed by Concacaf …
Read More »Intercol 19: ‘P-ville’ and Signal Hill score eight goals each to book national final rematch
Pleasantville Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary will meet in a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) national final for the fourth consecutive time on Wednesday, as the two schools cruised to comprehensive victories today in the Girls National Intercol semifinal round. ‘P-ville’, the defending Girls National Intercol champs, routed Five Rivers …
Read More »Intercol 19: ‘Hulk’ strikes again and Mitchell shines, as San Juan and ‘Pres’ set up final rematch
Presentation College (San Fernando) and San Juan North Secondary will fight for the 2019 Coca Cola National Intercol title next Wednesday, after the two outfits secured handsome semifinal victories over St Anthony’s College and Carapichaima East respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva today. Next Wednesday’s marquee affair is …
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