Fyzabad Secondary, St Anthony’s College, St Mary’s College and St Augustine Secondary will have a chance to close the gap with the top of the box on Monday 2 October when they meet in two rescheduled Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division matches. St Mary’s will host St Augustine …
Read More »Shaka: Why a negative response to San Juan North story grated; and what it says about us
Here comes a rant! Okay, I’m penning this in response to a tweet I got on Friday. I’m leaving out names and ‘@s’—my wife’s orders. I retweeted a fantastic piece by @Wired868 about San Juan North Secondary, the defending SSFL Intercol champions. A piece highlighting the wonderful work of great …
Read More »Wired868TV Presents (Video): Intercol champs, San Juan North
Defending National Intercol champions, San Juan North Secondary, open their doors to Wired868 in the first instalment of our Chasing Goal series, which takes you behind the scenes of our Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division teams: More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to …
Read More »Benny rescues ‘Tigers’, Naps call foul as St Anthony’s overturn two-goal deficit
A sublime 75th minute free kick by former National Under-17 midfielder Che Benny earned a share of the spoils for St Anthony’s College, who clawed back at home to hold Naparima College 2-2 in 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action in Westmoorings today. The affair was often …
Read More »Benedict’s shuffle staff; “Coachman” Leonson set to lose post after three straight defeats
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Elite Youth Development coach Leonson Lewis looks set to be the first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division head coach to lose his job, just three games into the 2017 season, as St Benedict’s College try to recover from a woeful start to …
Read More »SSFL 17: Speyside: Travel woes won’t set us back; Signal Hill make satisfactory away start
Speyside High School, one of two Tobago schools in the Premier Division of the Secondary Schools Football League this year, has plans to bring at least one national title back to the sister isle. But travelling between the islands is a problem that can potentially put paid to those plans, …
Read More »Jude’s the dude as Shiva Boys edge Naps, Fatima struggle with Caps’ Bourne identity
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) champions Shiva Boys Hindu College showed Naparima who were the real bosses on the opening day of 2017 Premier Division action at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva with a late 2-1 win this evening. With an almost identical roster to their 2016 championship winning team, …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Will Premiership Shiva again? Wired868 reviews South Zone’s five contenders
All good things, runs the old adage, must come to an end. Uneasy, says a second one, lies the head that wears the crown. If it’s not all lies, somebody should send the memo to South. Southern schools, Naparima College and Shiva Boys Hindu College, have dominated the Premier Division league …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Will East Zone snatch the Premier crown? Or will Tobago ferry it over?
Time was when the “Green Machine” and the “Blue Thunder” were forces to be reckoned with in national schools’ football in Trinidad and Tobago. Back in the days of Dwight Yorke, Signal Hill too have had their 15 minutes of glory as have, in a later era, Arima Secondary. Nowadays, …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Can North finally lift Premier Division crown? Wired868 talks to five challengers
Five of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s 16 teams are from the North Zone, which has traditionally done well at schoolboy level over the years. However—despite the previous glory years of the likes of Queen’s Royal College, St Mary’s College, Belmont Secondary, Malick Secondary and St Anthony’s …
Read More »San Juan survive! SSFL members defy executive and standings to keep Bourg boys in top flight
On the same day that the new Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee unveiled its fixtures for the 2017 season came a decision that will force a do-over. San Juan North Secondary are back in the Premier Division, despite the drawn out process of their relegation from the top …
Read More »Hackshaw and Orr star as Trinity/E edge Malick to join promoted Carapichaima and Speyside
Guess who’s back? Carapichaima East Secondary, Trinity College East and Speyside Secondary each claimed a promotion spot in the SSFL Championship Big 5 Play Off yesterday to return to the Premier Division for the 2017 season. All three schools were relegated at the end of the 2015 season with Carapichaima East and …
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