The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team will hope for a winning start today as it continues its Canada 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a CONCACAF Group B contest against Honduras from 6 pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. The “Soca Princesses” …
Read More »Police FC shakes off withdrawal rumours to face Connection today
Police FC coach Richard Hood sent his players text messages this morning that read: “The game is on.” At 6 pm today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Police will face DIRECTV W Connection in Digicel Pro League action. At present, Connection is top of the standings …
Read More »PM’s call to arms leaves Police, D/Force sweating over Pro League fates
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s response to Trinidad and Tobago’s crime problem might again spell chaos for the local Pro League competition as the Defence Force and Police football clubs admitted that they were waiting anxiously for news on their immediate futures. Defence Force is the defending Pro League champion club …
Read More »Hart promises “sensible” Warriors approach against Argentina
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has promised to take a “sensible” approach when the “Soca Warriors” face Argentina on 4 June 2014, just two weeks before the two-time World Cup champion team kicks off its Brazil 2014 campaign. At present, Argentina is ranked third in …
Read More »Central calamity as Jabloteh spoils Guerra’s homecoming
Central FC managing director Brent Sancho declared last week that the recruitment of “Soca Warrior” Ataullah Guerra was a key step to challenging for a top two Pro League finish and a place in next year’s Caribbean Club Championship. It can still happen, of course. But yesterday’s 1-1 draw with …
Read More »Messi future: Soca Warriors snare glamour Argentina friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team looks set for a glamour international friendly with Argentina just two weeks before the heralded South American football nation kicks off its Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentina FA revealed the fixture to international …
Read More »Slipshod Stars edge Rangers to go third
If ever there was a game to recapture the imagination of Arima’s football fans, this was not it. At the final whistle, North East Stars had jumped three places from sixth to third spot in the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League standings but the unconvincing manner of its 1-0 win over …
Read More »Defence Force holds Connection; Caledonia edges Point Fortin
DIRECTV W Connection welcomed 21-year-old starlet Shahdon Winchester backed into its fold last night but was forced to settle for one point after a 1-1 draw against Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Jerrel Britto, another 21-year-old, put Connection ahead in the 48th minute but Defence …
Read More »New Year’s message from the TTFA
The year that has just ended leaves me as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association with a great amount of optimism as we begin 2014, a World Cup year and in many regards, one that promises to be full of activities and continuing development for football in our …
Read More »Central FC snaps up Guerra; Sharks target top two finish
Central FC made another bold declaration today as the Digicel Pro League outfit confirmed the capture of 26-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international attacking midfielder Ataullah Guerra. Guerra, a former Caledonia AIA player, spent much of 2013 on loan with Finland Premier League club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) but opted to start …
Read More »Ambassador Akeem: The young Warrior who unified two nations
It is very rare for a single human being to unite two totally diverse nations; even temporarily. Politicians try to do it by creating complicated trading partnerships that largely exist outside the day-to-day existence of its citizens. Royal families tried in the past by marrying their children to form international alliances, …
Read More »Akeem passes away; Warrior dies in Budapest
Akeem Adams, a former Trinidad and Tobago and Ferencvaros football player, passed away at roughly 12.45 pm (TT time) today at the Varosmajori Heart Clinic in Budapest after failing to recover from a massive heart attack in late September. Adams had received a mechanical heart in the first of at …
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