Striker Josiah Simmons literally hit Plaisance Park Strikers for six on Sunday afternoon, as he helped Dunstan Williams Soccer Academy (DWSA) to a 13-0 rout on the opening day of the South Zone Boys Under-16 Division of the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) at the Guapo Recreation …
Read More »Big 5 postponed again! How Blanchisseuse, Signal Hill, MMPHS and Moruga can still qualify
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee has postponed the 2023 Big Five competition again, as a result of “flu-like symptoms” suffered by ten Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) players. The medical report, relayed by MMPHS, prompted the SSFL to postpone the Central Zone champions’ clash with Moruga …
Read More »Big Five: “Green Machine” return to Premier Division; budding meteorologist breaks Signal Hill hearts
St Augustine Secondary are back in the Premier Division. In their penultimate match in the Secondary Schools Football League’s (SSFL) Big Five competition at Warren Street yesterday, they edged past Signal Hill Secondary. In an attritional contest with few chances and fewer moments of quality, striker Jemell Cooper’s angled 53rd …
Read More »Jordan steps down as NLCL Community Cup chair, denies TTFA election link
NLCL Community Cup co-founder Brian Jordan has resigned with immediate effect from his position as chairman of the charitable youth football tournament. He will be replaced by his wife and co-founder, Germaine Jordan, who will serve in an acting capacity. A release by the NLCL Community Cup management committee stated …
Read More »Big Five: Five Kirk showing! Blanchisseuse blow away Moruga to go top
Forget what you think you know about Blanchisseuse. Tranquil, slow-paced, and friendly? Hah. The Moruga Secondary football team would beg to differ. At the final whistle in yesterday’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five contest, Blanchisseuse Secondary led by five goals to two; and, in truth, the home team …
Read More »Big Five: Youthful Signal Hill sting Moruga; “Scorpions”, Blanchisseuse in trouble
“We will take it one game at a time,” Signal Hill Secondary head coach Downie Marcelle told Wired868. “We want to go Prem—that is our goal and aim for this year.” Six years have passed since Signal Hill, the school of Trinidad and Tobago legends Dwight Yorke and Bertille St …
Read More »NLCL 24: Made In La Brea, Caledonia AIA enter playoff for ¼ final spot
Made In La Brea and Caledonia AIA will clash in a playoff at the Mahaica Sporting Complex in Point Fortin from 5.45pm on Thursday 15 February to determine the final quarterfinal team in the 2023-24 NLCL U19 Community Cup tournament. Both teams finished fourth in their respective groups on Carnival …
Read More »Big Five: Blanchisseuse hold MMPHS in emotional debut; Fridays frolic in St Augustine-Moruga draw
Blanchisseuse Secondary got a point on the road today in their first ever appearance in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five competition, as they held Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) goalless—in a rowdy but good-natured contest at Edinburgh 500. It was one of two drawn matches on …
Read More »NLCL 24: Kamillionare stun Central Soccer; AIA and “Cale” draw
Kamillionare FC left their mark on another Group B giant yesterday as they spanked Central Soccer World 5-1 in NLCL U19 Community Cup action, with Samuel Sealy leading all scorers with a hattrick. With two matches left in Group B, Central Soccer World are third with 13 points. The top …
Read More »NLCL 24: Correia scores handful as City FC rout Blast 12-1; AIA fall to SMS
When Blast FC opened the scoring within 60 seconds of the kickoff against QPCC – City FC yesterday, they probably had little idea of what lay ahead in their NLCL U19 Community Cup fixture at the Prime Minister’s Recreation Ground in Five Rivers. Suffice to say that it did not …
Read More »NLCL 24: Kamillionare’s David makes Pt Fortin “Goliaths” stumble on dodgy Techier pitch
As a former technical director of Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS), Patrick Sambrano would be familiar of the story about David and Goliath. Techier Village in Point Fortin now knows it too. On Sunday evening, second from bottom Kamillionare FC travelled to meet Group B leaders Point Fortin Youth …
Read More »“A much-anticipated staple!” The Republic Cup NYFL returns in Feb 2024
Trinidad and Tobago’s most populous nationwide club youth tournament, the Republic Club National Youth Football League, kicks off its 2024 edition on Saturday 24 February, with over 140 teams expected in four divisions across five zones. Today, Republic Bank manager of Group Brand Management Reena Gopaul hosted the media launch …
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