The “Soca Warriors” are four days away from the 2014 Caribbean Cup finals in Jamaica after successive group stage wins over Curaçao and French Guiana. But Wired868 can confirm that it is six months since the national senior team players were last paid a match fee and eight months since …
Read More »W/Warriors captain knocks ticket prices; but urges fans to support team
Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson has publicly criticised ticket prices for the upcoming FIFA Play Off second leg against Ecuador from 6 pm on December 2 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador played to a goalless draw …
Read More »Warriors book Gold Cup place with 4-2 win over French Guiana
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men’s football team booked its place in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after just two Caribbean Cup group matches in Jamaica. But it was anything but an easy ride. The “Soca Warriors” struggled to hold on to a three-goal lead this evening against French …
Read More »TTFA explains record women’s ticket prices for historic W/Cup contest
Football fans must pay a record admission fee for a local women’s match to be part of history on 2 December 2014 when the Trinidad and Tobago senior national women’s football team faces Ecuador in the second and final leg of a Canada 2015 Women’s World Cup Play Off from …
Read More »FIFA flouted own principles in TTFA election delay
Have you ever heard the story about the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Big Bad Wolf? Well once upon a time there was a tiny island that was almost fooled into thinking that they were a sovereign football nation. No fairy tale is true. In reality the …
Read More »Molino grabs winner as Warriors edge Curaçao 3-2
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior football needed a second half winner from United States-based attacking midfielder Kevin Molino this evening to edge Curaçao 3-2 in its opening 2014 Caribbean Cup finals assignment at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Senior team coach Stephen Hart predicted a tough assignment this evening due to …
Read More »T&T women hold Ecuador; Warriors make point at altitude
Wired868 covers the FIFA 2015 World Cup Play Off first leg from in Quito, Ecuador: At one of the highest football stadiums in the world, the Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team demonstrated the height of its ambition today with a goalless draw in the first of a two-legged …
Read More »Reach for the sky: Women Warriors must punish dismissive Ecuador
Wired868 is in Quito for the Trinidad and Tobago women’s FIFA Play Off first leg match away to Ecuador: If Ecuador is gripped by women’s football fever, the country certainly has not shown it yet. Tomorrow afternoon from 2 pm in Quito (3 pm TT time), Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago will …
Read More »Hart selects 23-man squad; CFU tourney flouts FIFA medical rules
Trinidad and Tobago will send its largest ever contingent for a Caribbean Cup finals tournament next week when the regional competition kicks off in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) allowed “Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart to select a 23-man squad for the 2014 Caribbean Cup after …
Read More »Women Warriors still owed match fees; no bonus for Kimika Forbes
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s players are still awaiting outstanding match fees and per diems, which were promised to them for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the United States. A Ministry of Sport official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Wired868 that roughly $350,000 of …
Read More »It’s not over: T&T women eye Ecuador after ET loss to Mexico
The Trinidad and Tobago women’s national senior team’s next international match will be 2,782 metres above sea level in Quito, Ecuador on 8 November 2014 at a venue once deemed medically unsafe for players by world governing body, FIFA. But what else would we expect? A 15 minute flight to …
Read More »T&T U-17 coach disappointed despite progress; aims to improve squad
Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 coach Shawn Cooper expressed disappointment about his squad qualifying for the CONCACAF stage as the best third place team after being eliminated in the group stage of the Caribbean tournament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The young “Soca Warriors” lost 2-0 to St Lucia in their group …
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