Two unbeaten records remained intact today as St Augustine Secondary and St Mary’s College battled to an action packed 1-1 draw in a classic game of two halves. Third in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division at kickoff, St Mary’s College needed three points at Warren Street to …
Read More »Edwards says Eve will “elevate” T&T women’s team; after leaving side inactive for 18 months
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards trumpeted the appointment of Angus Eve as Women’s National Senior Team head coach today, after more than 18 months of inactivity for the programme. Eve, who was fired as Men’s National Senior Team head coach by the Edwards-led TTFA in July …
Read More »Vaneisa: Boo ourselves—dissecting the bitter cricket feud between Guyana and T&T
Boos, jeers, racist taunts, and insults are the most despicable traits of spectators at sporting events. Yet, universally they remain as prevalent as cheers and bonhomie. A charitable excuse would be that it expresses the passions stirred up by rivalries, or might be triggered by unsporting behaviour and reprehensible conduct …
Read More »SSFL 25: Moore keeps clean sheet as Holy Faith hang on for opening win over Chaguanas North
Holy Faith Convent (Couva) held their nerve to edge Chaguanas North Secondary 1–0 in a tense Girls Central Zone Championship showdown yesterday at Edinburgh 500 Recreation Park, Chaguanas. In the end, a first half goal from 12-year-old Holy Faith Convent midfielder Christa Joseph decided an otherwise evenly balanced match on …
Read More »SSFL 25: Signal Hill, St Anthony’s brace for fixture logjam due to repeat postponements
Five games into the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, and the standings are already telling a story about early front-runners, widening gaps, and desperate chases. For most of the 16 teams in the league, the campaign has settled into a weekly grind: match on Saturday, recovery on …
Read More »SSFL 25: ‘Baby Hulk’ too much for Malick, as ‘Pres Lions’ win again
Presentation College (San Fernando) captain Isaiah ‘Baby Hulk’ Jacob notched his eighth and ninth goals of the season today—from just four games—as the southern powerhouse continued their perfect start to the 2025 SSFL Premier Division campaign, with a 4-1 dismissal of Malick Secondary at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. …
Read More »SSFL 25: SJC (POS) and Signal Hill rain goals; S/Juan held by BAHSE
Reigning North and Tobago zonal champions St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) and Signal Hill Secondary offered a show of strength in their respective zones today as Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Girls Championship fixtures continued in four of the five districts. St Joseph’s Convent forward Sydney Pollard scored four …
Read More »SSFL 25: Blandin inspires San Juan North to opening win against struggling TCE
San Juan North Secondary grabbed three valuable points today, after a slow start to their season, as they outgunned bottom-placed Trinity College East 4–2 in an all-east SSFL Premier Division clash at Bourg Mulatresse. The win propelled the “San Juan Kings” to eighth spot with four points from three games, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Is Cooper guilty until proven innocent? Is his TTFA treatment not a threat to all coaches?
“[…] How is it acceptable, that the person who is head of the Safe Guarding Unit, was able to institute a ban on a national coach with no timeline for resolution, expiry date, and cannot yet, six months later, seem to generate any opportunity for a defence to be filed …
Read More »SSFL 25: Darwent double and Tom debut goal steers St Joseph’s Convent past Tranquillity
St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) started their 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) North Zone Championship Division campaign with a comfortable 5-0 win over Tranquillity Secondary School at their home ground in Federation Park. On a hot afternoon, referee Eustace Benjamin delayed the start of the game by 30 …
Read More »Vaneisa: A CPL season to remember—but who will nurture WI ‘sparklers’?
A decision had to be made. Should I reflect on the 2025 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) before it had ended? It wasn’t difficult because what I wanted to talk about really had little to do with the outcome. The final match is on Sunday (yesterday), and I …
Read More »Betterment: Here’s my checklist on Corneal’s performance as TTFA technical director
“[…] Under Anton Corneal, there were efforts to rebuild youth programs and implement coaching education, but questions remain about the tangible progress made. “Were elite player development pathways truly improved? Did we see a rise in the technical standard of our youth and senior teams? Was there a unified playing …
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