The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team and neighbours Guyana could end up scrapping for a solitary berth at the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, according to a ranking system revealed today. The Gold Cup preliminaries will be played on 16, 17 and 20 June with two rounds of matches. Losers …
Read More »Caribbean-first! CPL announces Republic Bank as new title sponsor—Trinidad gets 10 games
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Republic Bank Ltd (RBL) are forging a new cricketing partnership, with Republic Bank today being announced as the T20 League’s title sponsor for the next three years. Though monetary details of the sponsorship were not disclosed by CPL CEO Pete Russell, RBL was also …
Read More »Barney: How stretched, direct T&T played into Nicaragua’s hands—and Auvray-Julien combo was underutilised
“[…] Triston Hodge, by nature, is not as attacking a full back as Keston Julien. In a situation where we need to win and a draw and a loss equate to the same thing, why are we taking off one of our more attacking threats? “From where I sat (admittedly …
Read More »Eve: Negative Nicaragua employed “nasty, dirty tactics” and T&T fans didn’t help much
Playing on home soil in a must win affair, the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team managed a single shot on target over 90 minutes plus stoppage time against Nicaragua in Bacolet last night. At the final whistle, the two teams remained locked at one goal apiece—and, as a …
Read More »Dear Editor: Subjects, objects, predicates and Soca Warriors’ stuttering CNL finish
“[…] I am captivated by the sentence: ‘However, coach Angus Eve’s troops lacked the ingenuity to really carve open their limited guests and could not quite wrestle the ball off them with the required regularity.’ “Sir, that declaration transported me to a method of inquiry learned, in primary school, to …
Read More »Nicaragua hold T&T 1-1, as Soca Warriors fail to win Nations League promotion
Trinidad and Tobago will spend another year at least among Concacaf’s second tier football nations. Last night, the Soca Warriors needed a win over Nicaragua at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet to top Group C in the Nations League B. However, the home team never led and could not …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Underdogs Kamillionare silence Marley’s Evolution, Outar reigns supreme as Crown Trace edge Gasparillo
“Who are we?” “One, two, three, Kamillionare!” The youngsters from the Kamillionare FC team were in high spirits on Saturday at the Edinburgh 500 Recreation Grounds in Chaguanas, as they dug deep and hung on for a 1-nil win vs Evolution FC in the Central Zone of the Republic Cup …
Read More »Dr Shallow and Bassarath elected as CWI president and vice-president
Dr Kishore Shallow and Azim Bassarath have been elected to the posts of president and vice-president respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI). They will serve two-year terms. The election process was conducted as one of the key items on the agenda of the 24th Annual General Meeting of CWI, which …
Read More »Downer: Nicaragua goalie didn’t deserve red, but Moses was cheated of second goal
The game was just 17 minutes old when St Vincent and the Grenadines attacker Oalex Anderson darted behind the Nicaragua defence to run on to a lofted pass, in Concacaf Nations League B action in Managua on Friday night. Anderson, a US third division player with North Carolina FC, easily …
Read More »Moses clears the way, as T&T thump the Bahamas 3-0—to set up Nicaragua showdown
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve is 90 minutes away from fulfilling his mandate, after a comprehensive 3-0 win over The Bahamas in Nassau. Defender Kareem Moses put the Soca Warriors ahead after just five minutes with a thumping shot and further items by captain …
Read More »Julien misses Bahamas clash due to visa issue; Eve counting on Warriors’ versatility
The Soca Warriors will be without buccaneering Europe-based left back Keston Julien tomorrow when they face The Bahamas from 4pm at the Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, in a crucial Concacaf Nations League B encounter. Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve told the TTFA Media that …
Read More »2023 NYFL round-up: QPCC, Ball Blasters and Crown Trace among weekend standouts
The North and Tobago Zones as well as two Girls Under-20 divisions joined the Republic Cup National Football League fray last weekend, as youth football continued across Trinidad and Tobago. QPCC FC finished unbeaten across four divisions in the North, although they had to settle for a goalless draw against …
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