The TT Premier Football League now has a kick off date. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today revealed draft fixtures for the new domestic top-flight competition, with the first outing scheduled for Friday 10 March. W Connection FC and Central FC, the two most successful teams in the …
Read More »Gov’t commits TT$9m to TTPFL; fixtures, title sponsor and cash prizes still unknown
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) will commit a sum of TT$9m over a three-year span towards a newly-launched Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) which is set to kick off its inaugural season on 10 March 2023. The TTPFL’s first season will see 12 …
Read More »Ex-Pro League star, Akeem Benjamin, shot dead after alleged ‘confrontation’ with police
Former Pro League stand-out Akeem ‘Battery’ Benjamin was one of two men shot dead today during an alleged confrontation with police officers at the out-of-commission Flavourite Ice Cream compound at Boundary Road in San Juan. The second deceased man remains unidentified while a TTPS release said North Eastern Division Task …
Read More »B&B Ep 19: Jan-Michael Williams (Pt 2): The ups and downs—Hart, DJW, W Connection, Central FC and ‘Tallest’
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams lifts the lid on the impact of ex-TTFA president David John-Williams on the Soca Warriors, his controversial W Connection exit, premature international retirement, and THAT injury against Honduras which caused a split …
Read More »Sancho selected for Fifa club management diploma; controversial Pro League chairman on the rise
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho looks set to continue his rise in the field of sport administration, as he was among 24 selectees from over 400 applicants for the inaugural Fifa Diploma in Club Management. The first edition of the programme will run from March …
Read More »Dear editor: Will the real Brent Sancho please stand up?
“[…] Is this the same [Brent] Sancho person as the former national footballer, who took Jack Warner’s all-powerful TTFA to court some years ago and subsequently levied on the umbrella body’s offices? And who, as leader of the levying group, took the trouble to ensure that he also took away …
Read More »Jean protests ‘Wales of a decision’, Connection crumble to 4-1 Rangers loss after controversial call
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers maintained their menacing offensive record at Phase 2, La Horquetta yesterday but the host team did benefit from a helping hand, as they trounced W Connection FC 4-1 in Pro League action. In seven games at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground, Rangers have five emphatic wins—7-2 …
Read More »Stern: ‘Our players have not been paid’; W Connection clobber downcast Central in Couva Clásico
Traditional Pro League powerhouses, W Connection FC, jumped two places to fourth spot after a 4-1 win over Central FC last night but there were more reasons to despair than cheer in a lopsided derby at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The ‘Couva Clásico’ was the Pro League’s last hot ticket …
Read More »Jem shines and ‘Natty’ teases as Connection hold off Rangers 3-1, despite Cummings strike
Mickaeel Jem Gordon shone brightly at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night as W Connection grabbed their first win of the 2019/20 Pro League season with a 3-1 triumph over Terminix La Horquetta Rangers. Connection’s two prior outings ended in stalemate but they were too much for Terminix …
Read More »TTFA bungle keeps Pro League teams out of Concacaf again, disqualification ‘hidden’ from clubs
Interim Pro League chairman Brent Sancho said he was ‘thoroughly disappointed’ that local top flight clubs will miss out on Concacaf competition for the second year running, after the David John-Williams-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) failed to fix ‘a simple error’. Worse, the information was relayed by Concacaf …
Read More »FCB Cup 19: Andrews and Trimmingham star as Rangers and Central down Connection and Civic
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers and defending champions Central FC surged to the summit of the Abercrombie Group in the 2019 First Citizens Cup with 2-0 wins over the lacklustre W Connection and Point Fortin Civic respectively at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Saturday. Aikim Andrews was the hero with an …
Read More »Pro League clubs reject TTFA proposal; DJW falls out with support base with elections looming
TT Pro League clubs have rejected the financial goodies on offer by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and are prepared to enter the 2019 season armed with just TT$450,000 government subventions, in what might be the first tangible sign of a split between TTFA president David John-Williams and …
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