National Football

The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team must defy an expectant host nation to fulfill its World Cup dreams as the young “Soca Warriors” will face Panama in a CONCACAF qualifying match from 9 pm on Saturday at the Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez in La Chorrera, Panama. The winner will …

Two brilliant strikes from Andre Fortune and Brent Sam kept Trinidad and Tobago’s 2013 United Arab Emirates FIFA Under-17 World Cup dreams alive last night as the young “Soca Warriors” whipped Costa Rica 2-0 in CONCACAF qualifying action at the Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez in La Chorrera, Panama. It was the …

“Football is my passion,” said Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team captain Brendon Creed, “I dream about it.” Creed, along with the rest of the under-17 team, was optimistic about Trinidad and Tobago’s chances of getting past the CONCACAF round of qualifiers and into the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World …

The Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team must get a victory tomorrow night in its second and final group match against Costa Rica or face an early end to its United Arab Emirates 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup dreams. Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica square off from 9 …

Trinidad and Tobago patriots in Peru were not about to pass up a chance to wave their flags as the “Soca Warriors” came to Lima for a friendly international fixture against Peru. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team finished second in the 2012 Caribbean Cup and will participate in the …

I am not a football reporter. I am not even, I must confess, a particularly consistent football supporter. But if the “Soca Warriors” come to Peru, it is an event worth covering. Peruvians are notoriously football crazy and, for the first time ever, Lima’s meagre population of Trinbagonians were routinely hailed …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team battled valiantly but could not keep out their hosts as Peru cruised to a 3-0 friendly international win at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Peru still harbours hopes of playing at the 2014 World Cup and defeated Chile 1-0 in Lima on Saturday. …

Trinidad and Tobago will not have to face the full might of the Peru national football team in tomorrow’s friendly international at the Estadio Nacional in Lima from 9 pm (10 pm TT time). Peru coach Sergio Markarian revealed today that he has excused several key players for the Trinidad …

Trinidad and Tobago national joint head coach Jamaal Shabazz declared, via press officer Shaun Fuentes, that last night’s goalless draw against Belize produced some impressive individual performances from the “Soca Warriors” and will provide selection headaches in the future. Shabazz, a founding member of Pro League team Neal & Massy …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team failed to scale the Belize defensive wall last night at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan as the two 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup-bound nations played to a goalless draw for the second time in three years. Defence Force striker Devorn Jorsling was ejected late …

The João Havelange Centre of Excellence, formerly known as the João Havelange CONCACAF Centre of Excellence, has done a U-turn of sorts regarding the Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 team but the result is the same. The young “Soca Warriors” will not have the benefit of preparing on turf for the United …

Financial wrangling, distrust, an airline booking hiccup, lost baggage, an inadequate playing surface, an abrupt re-scheduling; you name it. At this rate, the Trinidad and Tobago national football team will be mentally drained before it takes the field for a friendly international fixture against Belize from 10 pm (8 pm …