Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet has accused Central FC managing director and ex-World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho of displaying a lesser mentality than developing nation, Bangladesh—his former employers—after the pair clashed over the release of players for national training, which began on Thursday 15 …
Read More »Hart problem! National coach in limbo as TTFA technical committee votes for shake-up
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart and his technical staff appear to be in limbo after the local football association’s technical committee met this afternoon to discuss the state of the Soca Warriors. The meeting was called on the request of technical director Muhammad Isa. And, according …
Read More »DJW vs Clayton Morris: Futsal squad and TTFA poised for unprecedented legal battle
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has dared National Futsal Team head coach Clayton “JB” Morris to prove that he was ever appointed as coach by the local football body and to provide proof that he and his technical staff and players are owed anything from 11 …
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 »T&T U-17 coaching interviews start today; rumoured interest from Latapy
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 male footballers can finally expect to welcome a new coach in the coming days. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) looks set to begin interviews for the vacant post today and the new appointee, it is expected, will be named by the end of the …
Read More »No quorum again; TTFA delegates snub second extraordinary meeting
For the second time in two weeks, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) failed to reach a quorum for its extraordinary general meeting at Naparima College, San Fernando, which was meant to authorise its financial report so it could be forwarded to FIFA. It means the TTFA will now …
Read More »T&T U17s left hanging; TTFA replace Ken Elie after coach protested non-payment
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under-17 football team will start their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) campaign at home in September without the services of the man who trained then for the last 12 months. Ken Elie, who served as national youth coach on several prior occasions and was assistant to Hannibal Najjar with …
Read More »Isa approved as TTFA technical director; DJW makes fourth “short-term” appointment
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) appears set to makes its fourth major appointment under the term of current president David John-Williams. And, like the other three, it has been secretive, done without tender, supposedly interim and merely hustled through the local football body’s board of directors. Muhammad Isa, …
Read More »T&T Futsal Warriors beaten by Honduras but embarrassed by their own FA
Trinidad and Tobago’s fanciful drive toward the Colombia 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup ended on the night of 5 May 2016, after a 5-3 loss to Honduras at a CONCACAF Play Off contest in Costa Rica. But the humiliation, according to the players and staff, was dished out by their …
Read More »Disrespect, possible illegitimacy and two controversial TTFA votes: the Futsal scandal
The Trinidad and Tobago National Futsal Team are in their last lap of preparations for the CONCACAF Futsal Championship play off qualifier against Honduras, which is scheduled for 4 and 6 May 2016 in Costa Rica. However, while the Futsal team get ready on the field, the backdrop continues to …
Read More »General secretary chaos slows new TTFA; Phillips claims long-term contract
New Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams should announce an interim general secretary before the end of this week, as the local football body has found itself handicapped by a debatable, existing arrangement between ex-president Raymond Tim Kee and his estranged former general secretary, Sheldon Phillips. Phillips, …
Read More »St Augustine into Intercol semis; But Grayson upset by fixture jam with ‘Naps’ looming
East Zone Intercol champions St Augustine Secondary will have to win for the second time in three days come Wednesday afternoon if they want to have a shy at Coca Cola National Intercol glory. The “Green Machine” squeezed themselves into the semis after defeating Tobago Zone champions, Speyside High, by …
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