Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will play their final Concacaf Under-20 Championship group match against Suriname at the Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, rather than the weather-beaten Estadio Morazan venue. The two Caribbean Football Union (CFU) outfits clash for the last remaining Round of 16 berth from …
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T&T U-20s fall 5-0 to Mexico, can still advance with draw against Suriname on Thursday
Trinidad and Tobago still have an excellent chance to advance to the knockout stages of the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship, but first they must shake off the effects of an arduous night at the Estadio Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Pitted against a talented Mexico outfit, the Junior Soca …
Read More »NLCL: Easy does it ; Miller and Soccer Made Simple make light work of Cox FA to take crown
They made football look simple and they are now TT$7,000 richer. On Monday evening, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, the Arouca/Trincity-based Soccer Made Simple (SMS) team copped the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup as they strolled to a 4–1 win over their southern counterparts Cox …
Read More »Jones: “I believe [we] will qualify”; five new players added to T&T roster for Concacaf W Championship
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Kenwyne Jones named three United States-based debutantes in his 25-member squad as they prepare for the 2022 Concacaf W Championship from 4 July. The W Championship serves as the qualifiers for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Australia and New …
Read More »Eve credits impact of James, Gill and De Gannes, but ‘misspeaks’ over T&T squad age in Haiti draw
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve opened his post-match press conference with a reference to the age of his players, as he tried to explain last night’s 4-4 draw with Haiti in the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship. Haiti initially sought to withdraw from the Concacaf …
Read More »Gill and De Gannes sizzle off the bench, but makeshift Haiti hold T&T U-20s 4-4 in Concacaf opener
Trinidad and Tobago lead three times today but were forced to settle for a solitary point, as they were held 4-4 by Haiti in a see-saw Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship affair at the Estadio Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. A double bolt of electricity from substitutes Real Gill and …
Read More »Campbell gets 3rd Test half century as WI down Bangladesh; Roach ties Holding’s career scalps
Opener John Campbell grabbed his first Test half century in two years and only the third of his international career as the West Indies completed a seven wicket win over Bangladesh at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua, just 26 minutes into the fourth day. Set a target of …
Read More »Daly Bread: A rationale for accountability; our governments persistently fail to “level with us”
All of last week there was intense focus on whether, in the words of one editorial writer, the Attorney General “told an untruth in a sworn affidavit in the Miami court”. All three daily newspapers in the course of the week contained editorials severely critical of the Attorney General (the …
Read More »Noble: Shameless people, a broken nation—and that’s not Reggie Armour’s fault
The ultimate sin today is criticising a group, especially on moral grounds. We live in a nihilistic post-shame era. There are no permanent standards, just the shifting judgment of the crowd. We have a culture of oversensitivity, overreaction and frequent moral panics, during which everybody feels compelled to go along. …
Read More »NLCL confirm “substantial” fines but no additional suspensions, as U-19 tournament heads to finale
The NLCL Under-19 Community Cup organising committee announced that “substantial” fines have been levied against youth clubs Cox Football Academy and Cantaro United FC, after the role in a brawl during last week’s semifinals at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. However, neither the organising committee nor the Trinidad and …
Read More »Vaneisa: The uncaring voice of silence—what is the point of the EMA?
For decades, the approach and departure of festive occasions—Carnival, Independence Day, Divali, Christmas, Old Year’s Night—have elicited desperate missives. Complaints about unbearable levels of noise from unrelenting sound systems and fireworks have poured out to the impervious Environmental Management Authority (EMA). Nothing’s changed. On its website, the EMA describes four …
Read More »Eve recalls Tristan as goalie, Sandy, falls ill; T&T start Concacaf U-20 campaign on Sunday
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve has recalled Fatima College goalkeeper Tristan Edwards to his squad for the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship. Edwards, who was flown out of the team’s training camp earlier this week along with the other three reserve players, must now be …
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