Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper is preparing his troops for the most hostile environment of their brief football careers thus far as the young Soca Warriors prepare for two decisive Concacaf Under-17 Qualifiers in four days. On Thursday 13 February, captain Nikosi Foncette will …

“When you wake up in the morning, you never know what the day will bring,” she said. This came from a friend I have not seen in ages, and whom I had not noticed seated in the corridor full of people waiting for service at the Accident and Emergency Department …

San Juan Jabloteh raced to the top of the East Zone U-20 Division of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League with a 10-2 thrashing of newcomers Adrenaline Football Academy at St Augustine. Their divisional rivals, QPCC FC, stayed close beating AIA Eagles 7-1 in what would have been the …

It is folly for us to be absorbed with the issue of the sniper rifles and not address the more significant problem of crime. The rifles are not missing. Our appreciation of how much our security forces are struggling with the criminal developments that plague us is our business. The …

Trinidad and Tobago closed their two match Jamaica tour with a 1-1 draw tonight, although coach Dwight Yorke is likely to feel his team deserved more in a tense encounter at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Kingston. Twenty-eight-year-old Trinidad and Tobago defender Josiah Trimmingham, in particular, would have mixed …

Trinidad and Tobago moved atop Group B today in the 2025 Concacaf U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament with a 3-1 win over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. However, the young Soca Warriors cannot count on still being ahead on the standings …

Tonight marks the start of the National Large Conventional Band preliminaries. I have described the magnificence of this evening in the Northern Region. (See for example Magnificent Monday, a column published some years ago and available in The Daly Commentaries.) In addition to the magnificence of the music, a pleasing …

Trinidad and Tobago had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Guyana in their opening Fifa U-17 World Cup qualifying match tonight at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. The result leaves the young Soca Warriors with no more room for error in the competition. Captain Nikosi Foncette …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team lost 1-0 to Jamaica tonight in a friendly contest at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Montego Bay. The outing was the first of a two-match series which concludes on Sunday 9 February with a meeting at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex …

There were some late changes—and there may still be a few more tweaks—as the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) nears its opening kickoff on Saturday 8 February at venues across Trinidad and Tobago. The RBNYFL hosted 124 teams in 2024 and was initially forecast to have 133 …

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The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team depart tonight for Concacaf qualifying action in Costa Rica, and they will not be going to make up the numbers. The young Soca Warriors are grouped with Guyana, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Saint Martin and Costa Rica. Only the group winner …