National Football

“We were up against a very good Mexican team. These guys play 10 months of football, more than our senior players locally, they are professionals. Their schedule is the same as the senior men’s, their fixtures are the same, they play the game maturely.” This from T&T Under-15 head coach, …

The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team saved their best showing for last but it was not enough to earn a point or avoid another lopsided scoreline, as they fell 4-1 to Mexico tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result meant the host team lost all …

A few months ago, when the Trinidad and Tobago government granted asylum-seeking Venezuelans temporary residence, many joked that the Venezuelans had now made this country their own. Last night, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, the Venezuela Under-15 team definitely looked at home as they bossed and outclassed the Trinidad and …

Women’s football stakeholders are again accusing Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and his support staff—including general secretary Camara David—of sexism and disrespect, after the Women’s National Under-17 Team were again left without a chance to wear ‘red, black and white’ at the ongoing TTFA Youth Invitational …

“I would like to state that there is no poaching taking place from Mr David John-Williams or W Connection. Or at least I can say clearly that for Josiah Wilson there has been no persuasion by people to leave one team for the other. Youths grow and progress and, as …

Scoring four goals and still finishing second best is never a good evening. But for the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 team, playing their first match of the TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament on Wednesday 17 July at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, the 5-4 defeat to Panama had a …

Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier has announced his 20-man squad for this week’s TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament. The Boys National Under-15s, who are captained by Trendsetter Hawks midfielder Jaheim Marshall, will play Panama, Venezuela and Mexico on 17, 19 and 21 July respectively while …

Trinidad and Tobago’s hopes of qualifying directly for the Qatar 2022 World Cup can be over before it has begun, courtesy of Concacaf’s new qualifying format which allows a significant shortcut to teams based on FIFA rankings. Concacaf announced today that it will select its six football nations for the …

“I also fully recognise that a lot of our problems have been a long time in the making. The dictatorial approach that got us in the problem in the first place is not what will get us out of it…” In the following Letter to the Editor, former Trinidad and …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence pointed to the issues plaguing the Pro League as one possible cause for the Soca Warriors’ woeful form during his tenure. Lawrence, whose team finished bottom of Group D at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup between the United States, …

“At the end of the day, [Dennis Lawrence] does not have to put the ball be­hind the net and nei­ther do I,” Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams told the Trinidad Guardian. “[Lawrence] is a pro­fes­sion­al and well-trained coach, who […] has coached at the high­est lev­el …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence said the final scoreline yesterday was unfair to the Soca Warriors, despite having to come from behind to hold Guyana 1-1 in their final 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup fixture. Both teams knew they had no chance of advancing to …