Premier Sports Club became the third zonal champions of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) on Sunday afternoon at the La Brea Recreation Ground, as they leapfrogged Ste Madeleine Strikers on the final match day of the South Zone Under-20 competition. Premier SC led 1-0 at halftime …
Read More »Lee and J’Eleisha get MVP honours, as SSFL fetes its 2022 standouts
St Benedict’s College captain Tarik Lee and Scarborough Secondary forward J’Eleisha Alexander were awarded the two most prestigious individual accolades today, as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) feted its top teams and players for the 2022 season at its annual award ceremony at Naparima College. Lee, a pacy, versatile …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Niles dazzles, Lee and Grant double up as St Benedict’s hit Chaguanas for six
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions St Benedict’s College marched into Saturday’s National Intercol semi-finals after thumping Chaguanas North Secondary 6-0 at Fatima Grounds on Mucurapo Road today. The National Intercol quarterfinal was an exercise in patience though, as the “Golden Lions” were defied for long stretches by …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Buckmire saves three penalties as Benedict’s beat “Pres” in epic shootout to claim South title
Whether you refer to them as the “Golden Lions” or the “La Romaine Lions”, St Benedict’s College lifted the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) South Zone Intercol title today, after an epic 4-3 penalty shootout win at the Ato Boldon Stadium—following a goalless stalemate through 90 minutes with defending champions, …
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 …
Read More »Déjà vu as “Naps” record unbeaten run halted by Fatima, while “Caps” clobbered 8-0 in Benedict’s “Zoom” session
Saturday 16 September 2017. That was the last time two-time reigning Premier Division champions Naparima College tasted defeat in the Secondary Schools Football league (SSFL) top flight—barring the Intercol knockout competition. Yesterday, on Saturday 17 September 2022, “Naps” were dealt a Premier Division defeat for the first time in five …
Read More »‘Bubba’, ‘J-Boy’, Shaheim and Lee earn All-star picks, as NLCL U-19 announces top performers
Cantaro United maestro Nathaniel ‘Bubba’ Perouse, Gasparillo Youths goalkeeper Raheem Lee, Malabar Young Stars forward Jorel ‘J-Boy’ Grant and free-scoring Soccer Made Simple defender Shaheim O’Brian are among the players whose individual performances will be recognised on Sunday 5 June in the NLCL Under-19 Community Cup All-Star Game. The event …
Read More »NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight
Thirteen years on from a vehicular accident that changed the course of her life and her footballing career, former Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s footballer Tamar Watson is trying to make a difference from the technical area The 34-year-old Watson would have had many battles on and off the field. …
Read More »T&T U-15s fight back to win 3-1 on debut; but Republic Bank XI push them close
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 squad made a winning debut at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva yesterday evening, as they strode to an entertaining 3-1 win against a Republic Bank Invitational XI. But National Under-15 coach Russell Latapy’s charges were pushed close in front of hundreds of supporters on …
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