Trinidad and Tobago head coach Brian Haynes says his team can beat Canada in Tuesday’s deciding Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifier and he has a plan to get the three points The National Under-20 Team beat Dominica 5-0 yesterday—with a double from forward Larry Noel—while Canada eased past Saint Vincent and …
Read More »Chaves rescues win for T&T U-20s against “Vincy Heat”; Canada demolish Dominica
Trinidad and Tobago got their Peru 2025 Fifa Under-20 World Cup campaign off to a winning start last night, as substitute Michael Chaves sent over 3,000 patrons floating out of the Hasely Crawford Stadium with a last gasp winner over St Vincent and the Grenadines. That is the glass half-full …
Read More »T&T U-20s down QPCC 3-0 in last friendly, Haynes gets Sween scare
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team closed off their preparations for the Concacaf Under-20 Qualifying series today with a 3-0 friendly win over TTPFL Tier Two team QPCC at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The young Soca Warriors struck twice off corner kick routines through forward Tyrell …
Read More »Haynes selects T&T U-20 squad, “Zoom”, Sween, Rio and Chaves head roster
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Brian Haynes announced his 21-man squad for Concacaf Under-20 Championship qualifying action today, with 11 players graduating from the previous under-17 team. Midfielders Lindell Sween, Jeremiah Cateau, and Josiah Ochoa, flankers Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia, Rio Cardines, and Malachi Webb, forwards …
Read More »“Talent right down to the 30th player!” T&T U-20 and U-17 teams tipped to shine
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal suggested that Soca Warriors fans have reason for optimism based on the improved quality of young players on the training ground. The National Men’s Under-20 and Under-17 Teams both started preparation in December, with their respective training pools decided upon …
Read More »SSFL 23: Sween screamer helps San Juan to 4-3 upset over St Benedict’s
A spirited performance from coach Jerry Moe’s San Juan North Secondary ended with a deserved 4-3 victory over the reigning champions, St Benedict’s College, in a nail-biting first round Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division encounter at Bourg Mulatresse this afternoon. St Benedict’s College had just come off a …
Read More »“Zoom Zoom” and Jones shine, as St Benedict’s shoot down Fatima in SSFL opener
St Benedict’s College kicked off the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season with an eye-raising show of strength at the Hasely Crawford Stadium yesterday, as they beat Fatima College to the NGC SSFL Super Cup. The final score read 4-3 to the southern school and credit is due to …
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 »Valiant T&T U-17s go down fighting, after 3-2 extra time loss to El Salvador
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team were eliminated from the Concacaf Under-17 Championship last night. But the relief of their conquerors, El Salvador, at the final whistle spoke volumes. It took 120 minutes and a shot in the dark from an unlikely saviour, El Salvadorian defender Michael Ventura, …
Read More »“It’s about attitude!” Cooper on T&T football’s shortcomings, facing El Salvador and his players’ special quality
On Thursday evening, Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper and another staff member suffered an attempted “break-in” at their hotel in Antigua City, Guatemala. “I saw someone trying to open my door,” Cooper told Wired868. “They showed me a key with my room number…” A …
Read More »“It wasn’t pretty… but the boys are learning,” Cooper credits fitness and desire for T&T U-17 result
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper credited the desire of his players and the physical preparation of the teenaged team, as they advanced to the Round of 16 phase of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship after yesterday’s 1-1 tie with Barbados. The result, at the Estadio …
Read More »Sween rescues T&T, as young Warriors stumble into knockout stage after 1-1 Barbados tie
Trinidad and Tobago are through to the knockout stages of the 2023 Concacaf Under-17 Championship but coach Shawn Cooper will not want to dwell on how they got there. Having tussled with Canada and the United States in their opening two Group F matches, Soca Warriors supporters would have hoped …
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