The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team lost their second successive outing of the Guadeloupe Six-Nation Invitational tournament yesterday, falling 1-2 to Martinique at Capesterre-Belle-Eau. The young Soca Warriors lost 0-2 to Costa Rica on Saturday and found themselves facing a similar deficit on Sunday, as the French islanders …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Trinity Moka dethroned; North champs ko’d by clinical QRC
Defending Coca Cola North Zone Intercol champions, Trinity College Moka were dumped out of the knockout competition today in the quarterfinal round, Queen’s Royal College defeating them 2-0 win at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain. Throughout the 90 minutes, Trinity Moka largely dominated the Royalians but they were thoroughly …
Read More »Extra Spicey! QRC sink to bottom of SSFL standings after 3-1 loss to rivals St Mary’s College
St Mary’s College recovered from an early goal to swat arch-rivals Queen’s Royal College aside 3-1 in SSFL Premier Division action at the latter’s Maraval Road ground this afternoon. Long gone are the days when the “Saints” versus QRC clash was a rivalry fuelled by title ambitions. Nowadays, it is …
Read More »Double delight for Rochford as Grovy enjoys debut home win with QRC over Trinity Moka
New Queen’s Royal College (QRC) head coach Nigel “Grovy” Grosvenor enjoyed a triumphant home debut this afternoon as the Royalians downed a sullen Trinity College Moka 3-1 in St Clair. “I’m feeling good for my first win,” Grosvenor told Wired868 in a post-match interview. “Ironically we played better in Tobago …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Can North finally lift Premier Division crown? Wired868 talks to five challengers
Five of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s 16 teams are from the North Zone, which has traditionally done well at schoolboy level over the years. However—despite the previous glory years of the likes of Queen’s Royal College, St Mary’s College, Belmont Secondary, Malick Secondary and St Anthony’s …
Read More »No love in the North; Tigers maul QRC to send them to the Championship Division
The final day of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season saw as many as six teams—East Mucurapo Secondary, San Juan North, QRC, Pleasantville Secondary, Fatima College and St Benedict’s College—embroiled in a heated relegation battle at the foot of the table. And remarkably, St Benedict’s, who were …
Read More »Pandemonium in Couva as T&T U-17s eke out comeback win over Bermuda; Latapy: Trust me
Ahh, Trinidad and Tobago footballers just love the drama. A sweetly-taken stoppage time item by striker Jaydon Prowell sent the Ato Boldon Stadium into raptures last night as the young Soca Warriors were able to complete a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Bermuda and keep their 2017 FIFA Men’s Under-17 …
Read More »Haiti overcome Immigration issues and weary legs to defeat T&T U-17s in World Cup qualifier
The aggregate score now reads Haiti 4, Trinidad and Tobago 1. The two Caribbean nations have now met five times at both senior and junior levels over the last three years. And, on all but one occasion, it was the French-speaking islanders who came out on top. The Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »Latapy vows to defend home turf as T&T U-17 squad named for CFU competition
“We are playing at home and we are Trinidad and Tobago, considered one of the giants in the English-speaking Caribbean. We are going to try and get back to the football we know we can play here which is offensive football.” Music to the ears of Trinbagonian football fans… Not …
Read More »JP Rochford, Judah Garcia among 26-member shortlist for T&T U-17 squad
FC Santa Rosa midfielder John-Paul Rochford and Civic FC playmaker Judah Garcia were among the 26-player shortlist selected by Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team coach Ken Elie, as the junior “Soca Warriors” continue preparation for the India 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. Rochford is the younger brother of former …
Read More »QRC’s mini-maestro: One-on-one with John-Paul Rochford
Though small in stature, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) student John-Paul Rochford showed that he is a force to be reckoned with on the field during the 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season. The fifteen year old midfielder has been playing football since he was two years old and credits his …
Read More »Moe’s woes: QRC’s Rochford stuns wasteful San Juan North
A 58th minute free kick by Queen’s Royal College midfielder John-Paul Rochford dashed any lingering San Juan North Secondary hopes of lifting the 2015 SSFL Premier Division title. The boys from Bourg Mulatresse wasted a host of chances at the QRC grounds today, and Rochford—the younger brother of 2009 Under-20 World …
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