The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team’s threatened boycott of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, due to a match fees row, hogged the sport media spotlight for the past two days. However, the National Men’s Under-23 Team’s own managerial issues are arguably even more serious. Head coach Zoran …
Read More »Fundraiser for Europe-bound trialists; 18 T&T players try their luck
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup players Leston Paul, Jean-Luc Rochford, Qian Grosvenor and Curtis Gonzales are among 18 Trinidad and Tobago players who will try to land professional deals in Europe later this month, through an initiative by local scout Dion Sosa. The players are due to leave for Turkey …
Read More »U23s down to 11 players for qualifiers; but Suriname withdraws
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team breathed a sigh of relief today as their Suriname counterparts withdrew from the Caribbean preliminary round of the 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign, which kicks off on Wednesday June 24 in Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced that Suriname, who were due to …
Read More »Visa delay rocks Warriors; U-23s travel with 12 players for Olympic opener
Two days away from the opening qualifier for their 2016 Olympic Games campaign, the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team is expected to have just 12 players in Puerto Rico, as visa complications have ravaged the “Soca Warriors” outfit. And, farcically, only five footballers due to land in Puerto Rico today were …
Read More »T&T U23 team selected; Warriors start qualifiers without warm-up match
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team will head for the preliminary round of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign next week without a single warm-up match under their belts. Head coach Zoran Vranes today selected a 20-man squad that includes capped senior team players Rundell Winchester, Kadeem Corbin, Shannon Gomez, …
Read More »Stars penalise Connection in FA final; WCFC promise protest
After a two and a half year drought, North East Stars returned to winners’ row last night with a 5-4 penalty shootout triumph over defending champions, DIRECTV W Connection, in the 2015 TTFA FA Trophy final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. There were roughly 1,000 fans at the …
Read More »Under the hood: Look Loy reviews T&T’s unsuccessful U-20 campaign
“They lost because of individual errors,” said CONCACAF technical study group member Keith Look Loy. “But, as a general statement, I cannot be satisfied with the statistical performance of the team. Seven goals in five games are not good enough… “Five against Aruba and none against Panama, none against Guatemala …
Read More »Panama, here we come: T&T tries to salvage U-20 W/Cup dreams
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 football team must find a pathway through Panama tomorrow to get to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The young “Soca Warriors” face Panama at 3 pm (4 pm TT) tomorrow at the Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay in the first of …
Read More »Hit the Dutchmen: T&T spanks Aruba 5-1
Wired868 reports from Jamaica: It was easy like Sunday morning. Of course, it was a 3 pm (Jamaican time) kick off today—if you want to nitpick—but the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 team found Aruba to be every bit as straightforward as US bard Lionel Richie’s classic tune. At the …
Read More »King selects US-based quintet in T&T U-20 squad; Warriors await visas
There were four new inclusions but no major surprises today when Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 head coach Derek King named his 20-man to contest next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica. The top four teams at CONCACAF level will advance to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The …
Read More »U-20 campaign back on; Sportt Company funds young Warriors
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team will be financed to compete at next month’s CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica after all. Sportt Company acting CEO Adrian Raymond and Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) official William Wallace confirmed today that the government will fund the youth’s team travel and …
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