The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team must find a pathway through Panama tomorrow to get to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The young “Soca Warriors” face Panama at 3 pm (4 pm TT) tomorrow at the Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay in the first of …
Read More »Ex-Warriors manager, Braithwaite, passes away in San Fernando
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Senior football team manager Richard Braithwaite passed away today at about 12.30 pm at the San Fernando General Hospital. His family has not released a statement on his death but Braithwaite, who was believed to be about 60, was known to have been dogged by …
Read More »Jabari and Ke’die take top honours; SSFL names All-Star teams
Naparima College playmaker Jabari Mitchell and St Augustine Secondary winger Ke’die Johnson took the top individual honours in the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) boys and girls categories today as the SSFL held its 2014 season prize giving ceremony at the Digicel IMAX building in St Clair, Port of Spain. …
Read More »Connection loses Fletcher Cup slip to Central; Stars edge Cale
Defending Pro League champions DIRECTV W Connection lost the chance for another piece of silverware, the Rawle Fletcher Cup, and a $35,000 cash prize last night as they were held 1-1 by a dogged San Juan Jabloteh team in a Marvin Lee Stadium doubleheader in Macoya. The result meant that …
Read More »Guatemala punishes T&T blunders; Warriors must defeat US
Trinidad and Tobago started the day unbeaten and near the top of Group A in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. But by 6 pm (Jamaican time), the young “Soca Warriors” were staring elimination in the face. A 2-0 loss to Guatemala today means that Trinidad and Tobago must defeat the United …
Read More »King targets CONCACAF crown; T&T U-20s eye history
“Once we defend well against Guatemala, we will win,” said Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team head coach Derek King. “The most important thing is to limit the mistakes and defend well for 90-plus minutes. “Going forward, we will not have a problem. Opportunities (to score) will not be a …
Read More »Warriors start W/Cup campaign in Nov; T&T gets CONCACAF seed
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior football team will start its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign this November in effectively the semifinal stage of the CONCACAF series due to its FIFA ranking. The “Soca Warriors” are ranked joint fourth in CONCACAF at present and 55th in the world by FIFA …
Read More »Braithwaite moved to San F’do hospital; family asks for prayers
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Senior football team manager Richard Braithwaite’s medical condition was described as “serious” by relatives as the popular administrator continues to fight for his life at the San Fernando General Hospital, just over a week after he was admitted at the ICU in Port of Spain. Braithwaite’s …
Read More »Hit the Dutchmen: T&T spanks Aruba 5-1
Wired868 reports from Jamaica: It was easy like Sunday morning. Of course, it was a 3 pm (Jamaican time) kick off today—if you want to nitpick—but the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team found Aruba to be every bit as straightforward as US bard Lionel Richie’s classic tune. At the …
Read More »Sam strikes for Jabloteh; but D/Force and Stars win
Eighteen-year-old San Juan North Secondary schoolboy Brent Sam got a goal on his first appearance for San Juan Jabloteh this season but it was not enough to save his team from a 2-1 Pro League loss to Defence Force at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya yesterday. The Army/Coast Guard …
Read More »T&T U20s lose two goal lead to Jamaica in crazy night at the Office
Wired868 reports from the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Jamaica: As far as bizarre plot twists go, Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship fixture against Jamaica last night was probably right up there with “The Sixth Sense.” Did Trinidad and Tobago’s emphatic first half performance mean the United States …
Read More »T&T U-20s face Jamaica to start gruelling W/Cup campaign
Wired868 travels to Jamaica today to follow Trinidad and Tobago’s efforts to qualify for the New Zealand 2015 Under-20 World Cup: The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team, arguably the country’s most naturally gifted youth squad in this millennium, will kick off the final stage of their New Zealand …
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