The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team scored twice in stoppage time to snatch a last gasp 3-2 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines this afternoon in their opening Concacaf Championship fixture at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The junior Soca Warriors trailed for 75 minutes out …
Read More »SSFL 18: Eve: “Pres Lions” met the juggernaut! Naparima stun defending champions
There is life in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yet and it erupted out of a pulsating Naparima College performance, as they downed league leaders and defending champions Presentation College (San Fernando) 3-1 at Lewis Street, San Fernando. Presentation College now have only a one point lead …
Read More »Joevin ready to represent T&T again, available for Iran friendly
Darmstadt 98 flanker Joevin Jones has made himself available to represent Trinidad and Tobago in next month’s international friendly against Iran, after skipping his country’s 1-0 loss away to Thailand on 14 October. Jones cited personal reasons for his late pull-out from the Soca Warriors squad to face Thailand—a decision …
Read More »“I want to be a complete attacker!” One-on-One with Naparima’s Mark Ramdeen
Mark Ramdeen, a Lower Six Form student at Naparima College, stands at five foot two and splits his focus this term between his school’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title chase and Trinidad and Tobago’s push for a Poland 2019 Under-20 World Cup place. The jovial, soft-spoken “Marky”, …
Read More »SSFL 18: Malick down Speyside to eye promotion, aim to bring back love in community
“Move over Bago, and let Malick pass!” The chant streamed out from the dressing room at Serpentine Road, St Clair yesterday afternoon, as the schoolboys from Malick Secondary celebrated a deserved 2-nil victory over Speyside High School in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Shell/FCB Big 5 action. The victory took …
Read More »SSFL 18: St Benedict’s edge St Anthony’s 6-5, dedicate extraordinary win to Reuel Tyson
St Benedict’s College dedicated this evening’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division outing to former standout attacker Reuel Tyson—who passed away in a vehicular accident this weekend—and made it a match to remember, as they defeated St Anthony’s College 6-5 in a blistering affair at Westmoorings. “This is one …
Read More »T&T U-20s leave for USA tonight; coach Latapy may have two days with full team
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team head coach Russell Latapy should have roughly two days with his full squad before they begin their Poland 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday evening against St Vincent and the Grenadines. The junior Soca Warriors, who are captained by Point Fortin Civic midfielder …
Read More »SSFL 18: Pleasantville and Signal Hill book Girls Big 5 final places, after emphatic wins
Pleasantville Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary will contest the Shell/First Citizens Bank Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Girls Big 5 final next Sunday, after both teams sauntered to comprehensive wins yesterday in semifinal action. At the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Latifha Pascall scored twice for Pleasantville while her sister …
Read More »Rest in peace, ‘Striker for life’: a tribute to ex-St Benedict’s star, Reuel Tyson
“I remember [Reuel Tyson] as the kid who always talked and smiled… You saw him play [in the SSFL Premier Division] when he was injured, I saw him when he was on top of his game; but during all of those times, he never stopped smiling.” Former St Benedict’s College coach …
Read More »SSFL 18: Fernandez holds off plucky San Juan North, as Naparima resuscitate title chances
“Watch how we coming!” shouted an animated female San Juan North Secondary fan. “We will give them 10!” When the dust settled, visiting Naparima College had prevailed, though, as their 3-2 triumph in Bourg Mulatresse yesterday condemned San Juan North to their second successive defeat—some humbling considering that the host …
Read More »Football family chips in for flood victims; weekend charity matches carded for POS and Guayaguayare
The Trinidad and Tobago football fraternity will join the national response to flooding across the country with charity matches on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon in Port of Spain and Guayaguayare respectively. From 7:30pm tomorrow, Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence will kick off “Football for …
Read More »SSFL 18: Mohammed hits stunner as Pleasantville spank Holy Cross in Big 5 opener
Pleasantville Secondary surged to the top of the 2018 Shell/First Citizens Bank Big 5 competition after a comprehensive 3-0 whipping of Holy Cross College at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on Thursday. Pleasantville, who are representing the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) South Zone, now sit at the top …
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