Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) champions Presentation College (San Fernando) continued their 100% start to the Premier Division campaign as they defeated Carapichaima East Secondary 3-1 on a heavy Guaracara Park outfield in Pointe-à-Pierre this afternoon. Pretty football was never going to be the order of the day, after …
Read More »SSFL 18: ‘Pres’ host Carapichaima East at Guaracara; today’s Premier fixtures
Presentation College (San Fernando), the defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions, will host Carapichaima East at Guaracara Park today from 3:40pm—rather than at their school ground as previously announced. The ‘Pres Lions’ are coming off a 3-1 win over Trinity College (Moka) on Saturday at the Mannie …
Read More »SSFL 18: St Mary’s earn praise but not points, as Ramdeen helps “Naps” to winning start
Two-time Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College opened their 2018 account this afternoon with a 3-1 win over St Mary’s College at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Defending champions Presentation College (San Fernando) enjoyed a similar triumph at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, as they …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Boyce helps San Juan ease past Valencia; Trinity East hold Benedict’s
San Juan North Secondary got their new campaign off to a dream start in Macoya this evening, as they whipped newly promoted Valencia Secondary 3-0 in the curtain raiser of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season. San Juan North ran away 2-0 winners when they met …
Read More »SSFL promises no Shiva repeat, reveals GPS MOU; uncertainty over T&T U-20 players
Kickoff of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just a few hours away, and the League’s administration is hopeful that certain constitutional changes will thwart off-the-field issues this term. SSFL president William Wallace said the League is confident that there will be no repeats of …
Read More »SSFL 18: East and Tobago take aim; Wired868 talks to Trinity East, St Augustine, Bishop’s and Valencia
In Wired868’s final chat with Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) coaches before the 2018 season gets underway, the attention shifts to the East Zone and the lone Tobago representative. And like their counterparts in the north, they hope to remove the southern schools’ firm grip on the Premier Division trophy. …
Read More »SSFL 2018: And still the champions… South zone aims to flex again alongside strong central cast
Hark now hear the commentators sing, glory to a new SSFL king? Not if the southern teams have anything to say about it. A king in the north, east or Tobago for that matter has not reigned in the SSFL since St Anthony’s College stormed to the title in 2011. …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Fifth time lucky for North Zone? Wired868 speaks to coaches on upcoming season
The start of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just over a week away and League and school administrators alike will be determined that the 2018 season is not filled with the off-field shenanigans that occurred last year. In the north, the schools will be …
Read More »Royal coup! Kenwyne joins QRC as assistant coach, alongside “Grovy” and Marcelle
Former “Soca Warriors” forward and captain Kenwyne Jones will prowl the sidelines for the upcoming Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season after taking up the role of assistant coach at Queen’s Royal College (QRC). The 33 year old Jones, who retired from professional football last year, will reunite with his …
Read More »The ‘Shiva ruling’: SSFL changes rule for students in club competitions; Elie takes over at Trinity Moka
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) has amended its ruling on players involved in club competitions—in a move meant to avoid a repeat of the Shiva Boys’ Hindu College fiasco which took place in 2017. Shiva Boys, who won the 2016 Premier Division title, were relegated from the SSFL last …
Read More »Trinity Moka sack North Intercol-winning coach; Minguel laments dismissal for off-field incidents
Trinity College (Moka), the 2016 North Zone Intercol champions, have axed football coach Marlon Minguel from the position which he held for the last six years. But Minguel’s firing, Wired868 understands, has nothing to do with his team’s performance on the field of play. Instead, the coach was allegedly shown …
Read More »SSFL Forum: Schools’ league grapples with issues of registration, player development and TTFA relations
Academic requirements for school footballers, wider powers for the credential committee, an electronic database for players, small-sided games for Under-14s and a re-evaluation of the registration period and deadline for players to participate in external competitions. There were no shortage of talking points as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) …
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