New Central FC attacker Marcus Joseph, teenaged North East Stars midfielder Neveal Hackshaw, United States-based forward Trevin Caesar and England-born defender Gavin Hoyte will join the “Soca Warriors” in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday August 30, in preparation for their international friendly against Mexico on September 4. All four …
Read More »FIFA freezes TTFA funding; KPMG halts services while football staff go unpaid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is in the midst of another financial crisis after FIFA confirmed that it has frozen its annual US$250,000 (approximately TT $1.5 million) subvention to the local body while the TTFA’s auditor, KPMG, has also suspended its services. As a result, the TTFA’s administrative …
Read More »Women Warriors back in training; Waldrum okays 15-member shortlist
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Women’s Team has selected a 15-member training squad to begin preparation for the Caribbean phase of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign. The “Women Soca Warriors” will be led by Randy Waldrum, who coached the team to within 90 minutes of the 2015 Women’s World …
Read More »TTFA turns to Clever advertising; tongue lashing for corporate T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) got clever yesterday as it announced a “marriage” with Clever Outdoor Advertising Ltd at its press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP Lounge in Port of Spain. It was a familiar tale, though, as the local football body gave a tongue lashing …
Read More »Hart exam: T&T coach talks philosophy, squad selection and the 2018 W/Cup
“I think football is about creating a balance,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “The first thing you need to know is how you are going to recover the ball. If you cannot recover the ball, then you are in trouble. “And when you …
Read More »Hart exam: T&T coach talks Gold Cup, fitness, ice baths and peanut punch
“If you know deep down in your heart that you are not properly prepared, you will never be able to play good football,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “You will always have an excuse or you will be thinking ‘I am not sure …
Read More »Tim Kee: Why I won’t talk to Sancho; TTFA president defends stance
The following is a press release from Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president and PNM treasurer, Raymond Tim Kee, which seeks to explain his recent refusal to meet Sport Minister Brent Sancho: While a casual observer will glance at the current conflict between myself and Minister of Sport, Brent …
Read More »Tim Kee refuses Sancho meeting; accused of using footballers as political pawns
Sport Minister Brent Sancho has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and, by extension, the opposition PNM party of using national football players as political pawns, as the ill-will between the two bodies appeared to reach a new low in midweek. Sancho alleged that, on …
Read More »Warriors pitted against USA and vengeful Guatemalans in 2018 W/Cup draw
The “Soca Warriors” must punish Guatemala once again if they are get to CONCACAF’s final Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying round. The World Cup draw today pitted Trinidad and Tobago alongside the United States and either Guatemala or Antigua and Barbuda and St Vincent and the Grenadines in Group C. …
Read More »T&T U-23s scrap strike and scare Mexico before falling to 4-2 loss
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team did promise a strike. In the end, they produced two, although not quite in the way anyone expected. The young “Soca Warriors” could not hold on, though, as they eventually succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to Mexico in their final Toronto 2015 Pan …
Read More »TTOC slams Phillips’ ‘discourtesy’ over Pan Am U-23 football spat
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips of discourtesy and disrespect over the football body’s handling of a match fee dispute with its National Under-23 Team. The young “Soca Warriors” threatened to boycott their final Toronto …
Read More »T&T U-23s threaten to boycott final Pan Am game over owed money
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-23 Team has vowed to boycott its final 2015 Pan American Games fixture against Mexico unless the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) provides written assurance that they will be paid outstanding match fees and stipends. The young “Soca Warriors” are due to kick …
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