The “Women Soca Warriors” again could not find the right response to a talented Mexico National Team this evening as they fell 3-1 to “El Tricolour” in their final group match of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The result meant the end of Trinidad and Tobago’s Pan American ambitions …
Read More »Women Warriors hold Argentina 2-2; Maylee grabs late point for T&T
Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson came off the bench to score a late equaliser today as the “Women Soca Warriors” held Argentina 2-2 in their opening Toronto 2015 Pan American Games fixture. The Women Warriors trailed Argentina twice but, on each occasion, displayed typical resilience to …
Read More »Wave, Dragons grab first WPL points; Kayla leads Wired868’s All-Stars
Wave FC and SGC Dragons finally picked up their first points of the 2015 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season in topsy turvy affairs at Ojoe Road in Sangre Grande last night. Petrotrin Oilers was unbeaten after the opening two rounds but they fell 2-0 yesterday to the bottom of the …
Read More »‘Twinkle Toes’ Taylor leads Oilers past Wave; Rush slays King’s Dragons
“Football was found right here in Palo Seco,” a jovial and boisterous Petrotrin Oilers supporter informed guests. “They find football and oil right here. Google it!” It has been six years since the Palo Seco Velodrome hosted top flight domestic football. Last night, it returned with a bang. And a …
Read More »Taylor dazzles but Shade and Forbes give Oilers and Rush share of spoils
Petrotrin Oilers and CNGC Rush wrapped up week one of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) last night with an intriguing one-all draw at the St James Barracks. Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team players Karyn Forbes and Mariah Shade both hit the back of the target during an action-packed first …
Read More »Canada dry: Ecuador heartbreak as W/Warriors concede W/Cup race
At just after 8 pm yesterday, on Tuesday December 2, Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Kimika Forbes lay face down inside her own penalty area and seemed to will the ground to swallow her whole. Up in the stands of the Hasely Crawford Stadium, the seats were emptying fast. In the …
Read More »It’s not over: T&T women eye Ecuador after ET loss to Mexico
The Trinidad and Tobago women’s national senior team’s next international match will be 2,782 metres above sea level in Quito, Ecuador on 8 November 2014 at a venue once deemed medically unsafe for players by world governing body, FIFA. But what else would we expect? A 15 minute flight to …
Read More »One for the road: T&T dusts off setbacks; on brink of Women’s W/Cup
One more win will do the trick. The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s senior team moved within 90 minutes of a place at the Canada 2015 Women’s World Cup tournament yesterday after another hard-fought triumph at the 2014 CONCACAF Championship. This time, Guatemala was the victim as the “Women Soca …
Read More »TTFA releases Waldrum apology; but fails to offer one itself
Four days after the Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team flew to the United States for a pre-CONCACAF Championship training camp with just US$500, the team is still awaiting the promised funding from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). And the Ministry of Sport revealed that the TTFA’s request …
Read More »King of queens: Arin inspires T&T to Caribbean Cup title
Trinidad and Tobago national team defender Arin King was supposed to join teammates Maylee Attin-Johnon and Tasha St Louis in the post-game press conference yesterday but never made it. It was, arguably, the only time King missed her cue on Tuesday night. In the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup’s tense final …
Read More »Soca vs Reggae: T&T women whip Martinique to meet Jamaica in final
“It means a lot to us (to be in the final),” said Trinidad and Tobago attacker Tasha St Louis yesterday. “A lot of us have been (involved in the women’s game) for a long time and the chance to win the trophy at home (before) going into the CONCACAF tournament …
Read More »Soca Princesses put Antigua in the Shade; Cordner faces MRI
Trinidad and Tobago and United Petrotrin winger Mariah Shade was an unlikely hero tonight as the “Soca Princesses” overcame a potentially awkward assignment to whip Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The result assured the Soca Princesses of their place at October’s CONCACAF …
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