Haiti won their second successive Under-17 Caribbean Cup title yesterday evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, as the French-speaking islanders routed Cuba 5-0 in the CFU final. Steeve Moondestin put the Haitians ahead with an item in the 36th minute. But the game really swung open in the …
Read More »The Book of Elie: What U-17s exit says about Latapy, DJW and T&T’s football path
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team’s fading 2017 World Cup dreams were finally put to rest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night, as Suriname clinched the final available CONCACAF berth despite a 2-1 loss to Cuba. Coach Russell Latapy’s team needed Cuba to win by two clear goals …
Read More »No more short-cuts: Latapy applauds Caribbean qualifiers, makes point to own team
“One of the things I think we can take from this tournament is the spirit which we showed, which allowed us to come back in two of the matches,” Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 head coach Russell Latapy told the TTFA Media. “Maybe with a bit more time together things …
Read More »Jamaica dashes TT’s under-17 CFU dreams… but there’s still Concacaf
Trinidad and Tobago’s dreams of being 2016’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Under-17 champions were dashed last night following a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Jamaica at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. However, the faintest hopes of advancing to the CONCACAF stage are still alive for the young Soca Warriors, …
Read More »This week in football from 19-25 Sep: T&T U17s try to stay alive, SSFL and NSL action continue
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will try to keep their India 2017 World Cup campaign alive as they tackle regional rivals, Jamaica, in a key Caribbean Football Union (CFU) fixture while St Anthony’s College, Shiva Boys Hindu College and Presentation College (San Fernando) try to stay ahead of …
Read More »Pandemonium in Couva as T&T U-17s eke out comeback win over Bermuda; Latapy: Trust me
Ahh, Trinidad and Tobago footballers just love the drama. A sweetly-taken stoppage time item by striker Jaydon Prowell sent the Ato Boldon Stadium into raptures last night as the young Soca Warriors were able to complete a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Bermuda and keep their 2017 FIFA Men’s Under-17 …
Read More »Haiti overcome Immigration issues and weary legs to defeat T&T U-17s in World Cup qualifier
The aggregate score now reads Haiti 4, Trinidad and Tobago 1. The two Caribbean nations have now met five times at both senior and junior levels over the last three years. And, on all but one occasion, it was the French-speaking islanders who came out on top. The Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »T&T U-17s choose Couva over POS for CFU qualifiers; Hudson and Lammy raring to go
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team will concede their traditional home ground this weekend, after the Russell Latapy-led technical staff suggested that playing in Couva would be more advantageous to their India 2017 Under-17 World Cup qualifying chances. The junior Soca Warriors open their World Cup bid against 2014 …
Read More »T&T U17s kick off and SSFL Premier Division heats up: This week in football (12-19 Sept)
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team kick off their India 2017 World Cup campaign, Naparima College play their first home game of the 2016 SSFL Premier Division season, National Super League cup action and more in this week’s Wired868 football calendar for 12-20 September: Wednesday 14 September (SSFL Premier …
Read More »Latapy vows to defend home turf as T&T U-17 squad named for CFU competition
“We are playing at home and we are Trinidad and Tobago, considered one of the giants in the English-speaking Caribbean. We are going to try and get back to the football we know we can play here which is offensive football.” Music to the ears of Trinbagonian football fans… Not …
Read More »TTFA unveils “Little Magician” as U-17 head coach, Latapy and staff will be paid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today unveiled Russell “Little Magician” Latapy as the new head coach of the Men’s National Under-17 Football Team at a press conference at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Little Magician, who mesmerized adoring Trinbagonians for the better part of two decades, …
Read More »Abracadabra! Little Magician poised to take over T&T Under-17 Team
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 football team may soon have a little magic working for them. Russell “Little Magician” Latapy, Wired868 has been reliably informed, will arrive in the country in the coming days to take up the post of head coach of the junior team. Latapy’s local …
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