Youth Football

Intercol 2022: Buckmire saves three penalties as Benedict’s beat “Pres” in epic shootout to claim South title

Whether you refer to them as the “Golden Lions” or the “La Romaine Lions”, St Benedict’s College lifted the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) South Zone Intercol title today, after an epic 4-3 penalty shootout win at the Ato Boldon Stadium—following a goalless stalemate through 90 minutes with defending champions, …

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SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain

Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …

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SSFL 2022: Fixtures Committee brushes off Arima’s “no confidence motion”, after Big 5 confusion

“[…] How can the SSFL decide that an unavailable ground is reason enough to postpone an already rescheduled game in a tournament that has already started a month late—and when there were grounds available elsewhere? “[…] I object to (SSFL assistant secretary administration and fixtures committee member) Gerald Elliot’s disregard …

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Intercol 2022: Chaguanas fail to navigate Rivers as “Caps” win ninth Central trophy in shootout

Carapichaima East Secondary continued their dominance in the Central Zone Intercol competition today as they eked out a 6-5 penalty shootout win over Chaguanas North Secondary in the zonal final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Tied at 2-2 after regulation time, “Caps” and Chaguanas North were still deadlocked …

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Intercol 2022: “South Zone is the most difficult!” Cooper braces for Pres-Naps derby, with Benedict’s lurking

For the first time in recent Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) memory, the Presentation College (San Fernando) versus Naparima College derby will be the appetizer rather than the main course in south Trinidad. On Wednesday 16 November, the “Pres Lions”, the defending South and National Intercol champions, face their old …

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TTFA suggests new dawn with Elite League, but still no kickoff date, clubs or long-term structure

It was termed as the “Dawn of a New Era” in Trinidad and Tobago football by SporTT Company chairman Douglas Camacho. However, by the time the dust was settled at yesterday’s press briefing at the National Racquet Centre in Tacarigua, there were no confirmed dates for the start of the …

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Intercol 2022: Fatima maul Blanchisseuse 11-0, as “Bison” shares process that led to 12 T&T U-17 picks

Fatima College recorded the biggest win of the 2022 National Intercol competition so far on Friday evening, as they mauled second tier outfit Blanchisseuse Secondary 11-0 in a North Zone quarterfinal fixture at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Fatima will meet East Mucurapo Secondary in the North semifinals on Friday …

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