National Football

I wasn’t at last night’s Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Qualifiers game. I took it for granted that we would get past Barbados and the other Caribbean nations, so I was planning to go to the Mexico game only. I guessed wrong. But something I’ve been pointing to comes to the fore …

Just a few days after a rough friendly outing away to Lima, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 Men’s football team got another gut punch last night, as they fell 1-0 to Barbados at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo in their opening Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifier. With further group …

Randolph Boyce’s tenure as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach could only get better from here. It could not, surely, get any worse. After his first two international outings saw the young Soca Warriors concede 12 goals while scoring once, away to Peru, Boyce’s troops started their …

Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) general secretary Azaad Khan passed away this morning. Khan, 71, had been ailing for some time and could not perform his duties during the 2025 season, due to poor health. A former Malick Secondary teacher, Khan was manager during the school’s heyday in the late …

Trinidad and Tobago’s dream of qualifying for the Morocco 2026 Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup was extinguished in just three games, as the young Women Soca Warriors were routed 7-0 by El Salvador in their final Concacaf Qualifier today at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao. The result …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team completed their two-match friendly series with Peru today, with a 6-1 loss in Lima. The games were preparation for the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, which start on Tuesday 3 February with Trinidad and Tobago hosting Group F at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team got their first win of the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers tonight, as they trounced Barbados 8-2 at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao. After a 2-2 draw against Curaçao on Saturday, the Women Soca Warriors needed a lopsided result to …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team suffered a heavy defeat in their first international outing today, as they fell 6-0 away to Peru in a friendly contest. Peru have not won a single game at the South America Under-17 Championship in seven years, while it is 19 years …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team had to settle for one point tonight, as they were held 2-2 by Curaçao in a thrilling, feisty affair at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao. The clash kicked off Group F in the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers. El Salvador …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team completed a mini-exhibition tournament last night, with a 1-1 draw against the Grenada National Under-20 Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The tie followed emphatic wins over the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U-20s (6-0) and a youthful AC Port …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Marvin Gordon suggested that he has just two outfield players left to look at, as he prepares to select his squad for the opening qualifying round of their 2027 Fifa Under-20 World Cup campaign. Last night, Trinidad and Tobago whipped a …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Marvin Gordon said his players are “60 percent there”, after they cruised to a 6-0 win over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night, in the first of two international friendlies this week. Attacker …