Four days after the Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team flew to the United States for a pre-CONCACAF Championship training camp with just US$500, the team is still awaiting the promised funding from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). And the Ministry of Sport revealed that the TTFA’s request …
Read More »Six-shooters: Molino trebles Dominican Rep as Warriors record easy win
After a week punctuated with contract wrangling, infighting, strike threats and Twitter tantrums, depending on whether your focus is the West Indies cricket team, the national under-20 boys and the senior women footballers, it was nice to have something to savour for a change. At kick off, that mirth might …
Read More »Help feed T&T women footballers: Chaos as Princesses reach Dallas
The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s football team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson was scrambling to join her teammates in the United States today after a visa delay meant she did not travel with the “Soca Princesses” when they left yesterday for a pre-World Cup qualifying camp in Dallas. At least, Attin-Johnson …
Read More »Can FIFA blank T&T starlet Levi Garcia’s move to Europe?
Sixteen-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 attacker and Shiva Boys Hindu School football star, Levi Garcia, is set to leave for Europe next week in a controversial move engineered by Dutch agent Humphry Nijman. Here is what FIFA says about the movement of players under the age of 18: (FIFA …
Read More »Foreign legion: Three P/League outfield players in T&T Caribbean Cup squad
Trinidad and Tobago national senior team head coach Stephen Hart announced his final 20-man squad for the 2014 Caribbean Cup semifinal qualifying round today with only three Pro League players named among his 18 outfield players. Central FC midfielders Ataullah Guerra and Leston Paul were both summoned while DIRECTV W …
Read More »Five T&T U-20s set for Europe; but Central braces for Levi tug-of-war
Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 footballers Levi Garcia, Kadeem Corbin, Neveal Hackshaw, Jesus Perez and Kishun Seecharan were awarded European entry visas yesterday and are expected to travel to the Netherlands within the coming week en route to trials with undisclosed clubs in Europe. The parent clubs for 18-year-old Corbin, …
Read More »Kenwyne heads Warriors roster; Hart keeps shallow player pool
Twenty-nine-year-old Cardiff City forward Kenwyne Jones will make his regional debut for Trinidad and Tobago next month when he leads the “Soca Warriors” into the Caribbean Cup qualifying series in Couva. Trinidad and Tobago opens its Caribbean Cup tournament against the Dominican Republic from 8.15 pm on Wednesday October 8 …
Read More »Warrior men, women and U-17s brace for competitive action
The Trinidad and Tobago national men’s, women’s and under-17 football teams will all see competitive action in the next month as the flurry of international action continues for the “Soca Warriors.” The national under-17 team leaves for Haiti on Wednesday to participate in the junior Caribbean Cup, which serves as …
Read More »Corbin tricks Haiti as T&T lifts U-20 Caribbean crown
A Kadeem Corbin hattrick tonight secured a second Caribbean title for Trinidad and Tobago in just a month as the young “Soca Warriors” defeated Haiti 3-0 in the regional final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. To be fair, the title of “Caribbean champ” sounds hollow when …
Read More »Levi confirms star billing as T&T U-20s seize Caribbean Cup final spot
Trinidad and Tobago will contest its second regional football final in a month on Friday evening when the young “Soca Warriors” line up in the 2014 Under-20 Caribbean Championship finale from 7.30 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Almost certainly, the Warriors’ final dance partner will …
Read More »Cura-chow: T&T U-20s savour goal feast against Dutch islanders
After an anaemic opening result against Suriname, the Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 team found Curaçao to be more to its liking as the young “Soca Warriors” romped to a 4-0 win that virtually assured their progress to the CONCACAF stage. The Warriors have six points from their opening two …
Read More »Jabari gets the job done; T&T U20s edge Suriname 2-1
A burst of inspiration off the substitutes’ bench was the difference tonight for Trinidad and Tobago as the host started its Under-20 Caribbean Championship campaign with a 2-1 win over Suriname at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Suriname scored first after just four minutes as Orveo Faerber …
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