The Ministry of Sport and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) seem set to end a two month long financial impasse after a high powered meeting between the two bodies this morning. Sport Minister Brent Sancho ordered the ministry to halt all funding to the local football body in …
Read More »W/Warriors coach Waldrum discovered TTFA rejection through press
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Senior Team head coach Randy Waldrum, who took the “Women Soca Warriors” to within one goal of a FIFA 2015 Women’s World Cup place, allegedly found out about his rejection for the post through the media. Last week, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) …
Read More »TTFA vows to pay Hart and Walkes but not remaining coaches
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee said the local football body has decided to pay the salaries of head coach Stephen Hart and technical director Kendall Walkes while the TTFA’s impasse continues with the Ministry of Sport. The TTFA accepted a March deadline to present audited …
Read More »Sport Ministry explains decision to stop TTFA funding
The following is a press release issued by the Ministry of Sport: Senator the Honourable Brent Sancho, Minister of Sport continues to press for full accountability and proper monitoring across all areas of the sporting landscape. He has urged all of the National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport who receive funding …
Read More »Sport Ministry halts payment to Warrior coaches; Tim Kee explains delay
Despite a prior promise from the Government to pay the salaries of Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coaches, Sport Minister Brent Sancho confirmed to Wired868 that his ministry will not give a cent to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) or any other sporting body without proof of …
Read More »Rundell juggles Olympic and G/Cup duties; U23s seek Pan Am exemption
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team manager David Muhammad still hopes to have new players included in his squad for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games despite the fact that the preliminary list deadline passed over a month ago. Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) assistant general secretary Diane Henderson, …
Read More »Molino misses Gold Cup with torn ACL; Hart faces selection headache
Trinidad and Tobago 2014 Player of the Year, Kevin Molino, will miss the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament and the start of the “Soca Warriors” Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign after suffering a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Saturday night. Molino, who represents United …
Read More »TTOC blank U-23 squad additions; coaches rue missing TTFA contracts
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) could be on a collision course over squad lists for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The TTOC mandates that all member associations submit a preliminary list by March 27 while final 18-man squad lists …
Read More »W/Warriors start Pan Am and Olympic preparations without head coach
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior and Under-20 Women Teams have started preparation for upcoming international football tournaments with no appointed head coach for either squad. The senior women are preparing for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Rio 2016 Olympic Game qualifiers while the youth will soon start …
Read More »Olympic team invites 39 trialists; do-or-die Caribbean group awaits
Recent Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team call-ups Shannon Gomez, Neveal Hackshaw, Jomal Williams and Akeem Garcia were all included in a 39-player shortlist for the National Olympic team, which began training yesterday morning at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The team will be coached by Yugoslavia-born Zoran …
Read More »Vranes takes over T&T Olympic team; but disappointed with TTFA timeline
Former Central FC head coach Zoran Vranes is set to return to the international arena after agreeing to take charge of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team for their Rio 2016 Olympics qualifying campaign. Vranes expects to be assisted by former Trinidad and Tobago international Reynold Carrington, who recently …
Read More »Injury rules Hector out of Gold Cup; Warrior targets 2018 W/Cup return
Diminutive Trinidad and Tobago playmaker Hughtun Hector has lost the opportunity to play in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament after rupturing his Achilles tendon in a Vietnam league match for Hanoi T&T on April 3. Hanoi lost the fixture 1-0 away to Binh Duong. Hector had a successful operation …
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