Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team manager David Muhammad still hopes to have new players included in his squad for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games despite the fact that the preliminary list deadline passed over a month ago. Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) assistant general secretary Diane Henderson, …
Read More »Molino misses Gold Cup with torn ACL; Hart faces selection headache
Trinidad and Tobago 2014 Player of the Year, Kevin Molino, will miss the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament and the start of the “Soca Warriors” Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign after suffering a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Saturday night. Molino, who represents United …
Read More »Rangers shock Defence Force; Jabloteh edge Connection
Twenty-four times a charm. Pro League table proppers St Ann’s Rangers got their first win yesterday, in their final league fixture of the season, as the stragglers edged third place Defence Force 2-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Attacker Sayid Freitas, a mid-season acquisition, got the …
Read More »Simmons to West Indies: To kneel or not two-nil
Columnist Earl Best looks at the chances of Denesh Ramdin’s men drawing level with England in the three-Test series, which the tourists already lead 1-0: Pride, the old saw tells us, goes before a fall but there’s no adage that I know of which tells us when pride comes back. …
Read More »TTOC blank U-23 squad additions; coaches rue missing TTFA contracts
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) could be on a collision course over squad lists for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The TTOC mandates that all member associations submit a preliminary list by March 27 while final 18-man squad lists …
Read More »TTFA audit still outstanding; Pro League calendar switch worries Warriors
More than a year since becoming the first club to win the Pro League’s first million dollar bounty, DIRECTV W Connection is still awaiting a giant cheque from the competition’s governing football body. The Pro League’s prize money is funded by the Ministry of Sport. However, the football clubs were …
Read More »Sharks tale: Central FC scale Stars for maiden Pro League title
Central FC’s coronation as Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champions was, in retrospect, written in the Stars. Last night, at approximately 9.52 pm, the noisy upstarts had wrestled power of the local top flight after a 2-1 win over North East Stars at the Ato Boldon Stadium ensured that the …
Read More »Quiet storm: One on one with Point Fortin’s Akeem Redhead
“I am a quiet action man,” Point Fortin Civic midfielder Akeem Redhead told Wired868. “I do not talk much.” Akeem Redhead is quiet in person but a quiet storm on the football field and a midfield anchor for his Pro League team, Point Fortin Civic. The soft-spoken Point Fortin native …
Read More »W/Warriors start Pan Am and Olympic preparations without head coach
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior and Under-20 Women Teams have started preparation for upcoming international football tournaments with no appointed head coach for either squad. The senior women are preparing for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Rio 2016 Olympic Game qualifiers while the youth will soon start …
Read More »Future trouble: One on one with T&T youth star Kadeem Corbin
“Mr Stephen Hart (coach of the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team) is the most inspiring coach at this stage in my life because he advises me on my game,” Kadeem Corbin said. “And I will like to play for the National Senior team.” Kadeem Corbin is a 19 year old slim, tall …
Read More »Jorsling strikes again as Defence Force edge Jabloteh
Defence Force sharp shooter Devorn Jorsling gave another demonstration of his scoring prowess this afternoon as the “Army/Coast Guard” combination edged Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh 1-0 in Pro League action at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The result ensured that the Army will finish in third place for …
Read More »Guerra magic as Central put hand on Pro League trophy
Central FC are dusting the trophy cabinet now. On Tuesday night, Trinidad and Tobago will have a brand new football champion as the “Couva Sharks” all but sewed up the 2014/15 Pro League crown with a 5-2 win over Point Fortin Civic that was nowhere near as straightforward as the …
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