Youth Football

On the same day that the new Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee unveiled its fixtures for the 2017 season came a decision that will force a do-over. San Juan North Secondary are back in the Premier Division, despite the drawn out process of their relegation from the top …

New Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace has vowed to take schools football into the digital age, introduce an office and full-time secretariat for the body and strengthen ties with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Wallace, the former SSFL first vice-president and a past Secondary Schools Cricket …

Shiva Boys Hindu College midfield maestro Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and St Augustine Secondary attacker Ke’die Johnson walked off with the most prestigious individual awards today at the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) award ceremony at the National Cycling Centre in Balmain, Couva. Emmanuel, who helped Shiva Boys HC to their …

Shiva Boys Hindu College, San Juan North Secondary and Naparima College took the national titles. But who got the best snaps of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season? Wired868 looks back on a colourful competition:   More from Wired868 Dear Editor: T&T owes it to our talented …

The 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season draws to a close this evening as Presentation College (San Fernando) and Naparima College square off from 4.15pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva for the last available national title—the Big Four trophy! Shiva Boys Hindu College have already secured the …

It had been a decade since the boys from Bourg Mulatresse tasted National Intercol success. And, today, the Jerry Moe-coached team put in a stubborn defensive display to eke out a 1-0 victory against their more fancied opponents before a 3,000-strong crowd. The eastern schools really did prove to be …

There may be an edge to the boys’ 2016 National Intercol final this afternoon as Presentation College (San Fernando) and San Juan North Secondary clash from 3.30pm at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella against a backdrop of disciplinary action in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) boardrooms. The match is …

“How many goals Lexi score again?” Penal Secondary coach Lionel Regis asked his staff, during the 2016 Girls South Zone Knockout finals at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium training ground in Marabella on Friday 2 December. Regis repeated the question several times during their contest against Fyzabad Anglican Secondary. And, each …

Naparima College will compete in the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Four tournament, after their successful protest against Presentation College’s use of midfielder Kori Cupid during the regular season. Cupid, a Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team defender, played for the “Pres Lions” against Naparima as well as …

Presentation College (San Fernando) booked their ticket to the 2016 National Intercol Final with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Signal Hill Secondary at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella today. In regulation time, the two semifinalists could not be separated, as they both landed late blows in a tense …

Just feed the Boyce and he will score. San Juan North Secondary booked their spot in the 2016 National Intercol Final yesterday, as they thumped Trinity College Moka by a 4-1 margin at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. But getting to the Intercol final wasn’t as easy as the scoreline might …

If you are come up against Trinity College (Moka), pray that the game doesn’t go to penalties. The boys from Maraval showed nerves of steel yesterday as they clinched their second straight penalty shootout victory to lift the North Zone Intercol trophy before a 3,000-strong crowd at the Hasely Crawford …