Two North Zone teams entered the final day of the 2023 Republic National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition with a double on their mind at the Republic Bank Sports Club in Barataria yesterday. And by the time the sun set over the 8th Avenue facility in Barataria, Pro Series emerged …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC finish third at U-13 and U-17, while Cox and Premier also manage Playoff wins
QPCC snagged two third place finishes in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) playoffs yesterday to ensure that they managed top three finishes in all four categories of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association-sanctioned youth tournament. In the Under-13 category, a second half winner by Mason Joel saw …
Read More »Benny: “I bring quality!” AC POS ace takes aim, as Eve and Levi urge new Warriors to snatch opportunity
He may have been the 61st name on paper last week when Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Team coach Angus Eve announced his provisional squad ahead of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, but AC Port of Spain playmaker Che Benny is intent on making an immediate impact with the Soca …
Read More »Concacaf Cup: AC POS and “Army” get same Caribbean Cup groups; Club Sando could join them
TT Premier Football League clubs AC Port of Spain and Defence Force will face each other in Concacaf Caribbean Cup action later this year, after both were drawn in Group A today. The draw was conducted by Concacaf general secretary Philippe Moggio and former Caribbean players Chris Nurse (Guyana) and …
Read More »“He’ll add value to the team…” Johnson Charles replaces Motie in WI W/Cup team
Explosive top-order batsman Johnson Charles will represent West Indies in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier this month, as he continues his unlikely return to One-Day International (ODI) action. Charles, 34, was named by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel as the replacement for spinner Gudakesh Motie …
Read More »NLCL 23: U15 Cup semis set for Malabar; Pt Fortin, Ginga, Titans and Cox FA in title hunt
The NLCL U15 Community Cup hits the knockout stage on Saturday, with Point Fortin Youth Football Academy, Jaric Titans, FC Ginga and Cox Football Academy all seeking a path to the finals of the inaugural competition. Titans, the Group C winners from Tobago, face Point Fortin from 2pm at the …
Read More »Benny, Kaihim, Lee-Him and Bateau in Warriors squad to face Guatemala
AC Port of Spain attacker Che Benny, Defence Force midfielder Kaihim Thomas and IFK Eskilstuna (Sweden) midfielder Kristian Lee-Him are among five players who can make their senior international debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Guatemala this weekend. The trio were named in a 22-man squad by Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »NYFL 23: Pro Series, QPCC hunt double honours, Defence Force see off Lendelle’s roaring Malick Blue Lions
After another breathtaking weekend of the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), the four grand finals have been set across the varying age groups: Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20. There will be an all-North Zone final in the Under-15 category for fans to savour at the Republic Bank Sports …
Read More »NYFL 23: Ginga’s dose of Nantons and Vene flavour sets up U13 finale with Cox CS; Premier U17s stun QPCC
Penalties, penalties, and then some more penalties. The first day of semifinal action in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was filled with penalty drama yesterday, with both Under-17 semis decided by dramatic penalty shootouts—with a Naparima College cricketer, Raheem Nelson, emerging as the hero at the …
Read More »CPL 23: Simmons banks on vets as TKR reveal retentions; Caribbean players confirmed
Trinbago Knight Riders head coach Phil Simmons is banking on his veterans to come good, as they prepare for the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with few changes to their roster of regional players. TKR finished bottom of the CPL standings in 2022, with just three wins …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC win uniform protest; Downer: Crown Trace correct on point of law
QPCC will continue their campaign for all four Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) trophies after the Parkites survived a protest by Crown Trace FC against the uniforms worn by the former club’s under-15 team on Tuesday afternoon. The QPCC U-15s, as the away team, wore at least three …
Read More »Eve: TTFA “looking into” possible Nicaragua protest, coy on Shaw but welcomes Che
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve revealed that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is “looking into” the possibility that Nicaragua fielded an ineligible player against the Soca Warriors during the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League competition. On 4 June 2022, Uruguay-born midfielder Richard Rodriguez …
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