Fatima College are into the SSFL National Intercol final for the second time in three years, after a 2-0 win over San Juan North Secondary this evening at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex. But their victory came at a cost. Fatima will face either St Benedict’s College or Signal Hill …
Read More »SSFL24: One trophy down, three to go! Fatima coach sets marker, explains absence of Chaves and Trestrail
“Before [our] preseason, I set some goals,” Fatima College head coach Hutson “Baba” Charles told Wired868. “We are looking to make a clean sweep, and we are starting with this game. After this game we have three trophies to go. “We are looking for the league, the North Zone Intercol …
Read More »Coaches slam referee McPhie’s behaviour after horrific Chaves injury
“[…] The injury of Michael Chaves, as far as I am concerned, is directly linked to the words of referee Rashby McPhie—which can be viewed as inciting even more robust and flagrant play from the players. “[…] I then heard Mr McPhie say the most incredibly insensitive and inhumane thing …
Read More »“My target is to win all three SSFL titles!” One-on-one with Fatima’s Aidan De Gannes
“Football has always been a part of my life,” said Fatima College attacking midfielder Aidan De Gannes. De Gannes grew up playing football with his father, Rene De Gannes, and older brother, Andrew De Gannes. All three have now represented Fatima on the football field. His father won an Intercol …
Read More »SSFL 23: Fatima walk “Baba’s” talk to conquer Lewis Street in Naparima thriller
The last time that Fatima College conquered the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), there was an alarming escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Trinidad and Tobago had a doctor as prime minister and Argentina were World Cup champions. Déjà vu? Ever since St Benedict’s College started off their 2023 Premier Division …
Read More »NYFL 23: Pro Series clinch double, FC Ginga and Defence Force also in winners’ row
Two North Zone teams entered the final day of the 2023 Republic National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition with a double on their mind at the Republic Bank Sports Club in Barataria yesterday. And by the time the sun set over the 8th Avenue facility in Barataria, Pro Series emerged …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC, Defence Force could meet in U-20 finals, as KO match-ups revealed
The knockout bracket for the Trinidad-based teams in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was revealed today, with Defence Force and QPCC drawn on opposite sides of the bracket in the Under-20 competition. If the current form of both teams holds, it could be a mouth-watering clash …
Read More »NYFL 23: Bailey, Selvon and Webb among standouts in All-Star showcase
Dazzling free kicks, goalkeeping blunders and some roaring “Golden Lions” were on the loose yesterday, as the 2023 edition of the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) All-Star weekend concluded at the Republic Cup Sports Ground in Barataria. Is anyone on the hunt for a dead-ball specialist? AC Port …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Red cards, stunning goals and dust aplenty as East U-20 division starts with a bang
East Zone action in the Under-20 division of the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) got underway at the Eddie Hart Grounds in Tacarigua on Sunday, with entertaining, feisty football—albeit in dusty conditions brought on by a harsh dry season. Four NYFL Under-20 matches were played in Tacarigua this …
Read More »NLCL 23: Miller & Noel punish World Class as Soccer Made Simple lift back-to-back titles
Back to back! Soccer Made Simple (SMS) have done it again. The Arouca/Trincity-based club copped the Next Level Consulting Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup for a second straight season yesterday, as they got by fellow easterners World Class Soccer Clinic (WCSC) by a 2-nil margin at the Larry Gomes Stadium …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Fatima maul Blanchisseuse 11-0, as “Bison” shares process that led to 12 T&T U-17 picks
Fatima College recorded the biggest win of the 2022 National Intercol competition so far on Friday evening, as they mauled second tier outfit Blanchisseuse Secondary 11-0 in a North Zone quarterfinal fixture at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Fatima will meet East Mucurapo Secondary in the North semifinals on Friday …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Tarik tricks Fatima, as St Benedict’s lift first national league title since 1967
St Benedict’s College captain Tarik Lee wrote his name into the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) book of champions today, as his hattrick against Fatima College led the “Golden Lions” to their first top flight national league title in 55 years. In 1967, St Benedict’s beat Fatima in the Colleges …
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