The Ministry of Sport has promised to pay match fees to the National Men’s Under-23 and Senior Women’s Team football players but not over 100 other athletes that will also represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. So should they? The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »Gov’t negotiates Gold Cup feed; Sancho, TTFA discuss Pan Am bacchanal
Sport Minister Brent Sancho revealed today that the Government hopes to acquire live feeds for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in time for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening match against Guatemala on Thursday July 9. Sancho, a former 2005 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup player, promised, earlier in his tenure, …
Read More »Hart praises Warriors’ “dynamism”; working on mental and tactical side
“Soca Warriors” head coach Stephen Hart is pleased with his complement of attacking players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and praised the supposed dynamism of his new recruits. Hart, who took Trinidad and Tobago to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Gold Cup, selected Portland Timbers 2 forward Rundell …
Read More »Plaza grabs Warriors winner in closed doors contest with Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago forward Willis Plaza snapped a seven-game scoring drought today as the “Soca Warriors” edged Haiti 1-0 in a closed doors training match at the Central Broward Regional Complex in Fort Lauderdale. Plaza’s item, which came after just five minutes, will not affect his international goal tally, though. …
Read More »Warriors line up Mexico for Sept friendly; Peltier misses Haitian warm-up
The Trinidad and Tobago National Football Team has announced a September 4 international friendly against Mexico in Salt Lake City, which is meant to help prepare the “Soca Warriors” for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. It will be the second time that the Warriors and “El Tricolor” clash this …
Read More »U-23s swap Corbin with Trimmingham; TTOC slams self-centred administrators
San Juan Jabloteh utility player Josiah Trimmingham has been selected to replace St Ann’s Rangers attacker Kadeem Corbin in the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Corbin was essentially ruled unavailable for the Pan Am tournament since June 20 when National Senior Team …
Read More »Cautiously optimistic: Hart on work stress, Jorsling and squad selection
In the final instalment of a two part series, Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart discusses Devorn Jorsling’s international retirement, why T&T football is stuck in the dark ages and what he expects from his Warriors at the Gold Cup: Trinidad and Tobago’s biggest on-field concern heading into the …
Read More »Muhammad fingered for Warriors cock-ups; U23s rush to replace Corbin
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team manager David Muhammad has arguably run out of hiding space for a series of administrative cock-ups that might have cost his players their 2016 Olympic Games dreams and now threaten their 2015 Pan American Games aspirations as well. The final accreditation deadline for the …
Read More »Cautiously optimistic: Hart talks Hyland, Molino and T&T’s G/Cup chances
In the first of a two part series, Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart discusses his team’s Gold Cup chances, the Khaleem Hyland gamble, Kenwyne Jones’ tactical adjustments and the extent of Kevin Molino’s absence to the Warriors: Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart declared …
Read More »U23s say ‘adios’ with 5-0 dismantling of P/Rico; Corbin allegedly off Pan Am roster
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team managed to end its short-lived 2016 Olympic Games qualifying campaign on a high note tonight as they whipped Puerto Rico 5-0 at the Juan Ramon Louriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Virginia Tech student Ricardo John scored for the “Soca Warriors” while Portland …
Read More »TTOC names Pan Am contingent, including men and women football teams
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) today revealed its list of over 100 athletes who will represent the country from 14 different sporting disciplines at the July 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Men’s Team selected for the Pan Am competition comprises …
Read More »Vranes: St Vincent punished us; Muhammad mum on administrative errors
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team coach Zoran Vranes said St Vincent and the Grenadines created just five chances and scored them all, as his team’s 2016 Olympic qualifying dreams ended after just 90 minutes last night. “Vincey Heat” led the “Soca Warriors” 4-0 at halftime and eventually held on for …
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