“I was the only girl in the community playing football amongst the boys but they never looked at me differently… I had a lot of trophies from running but I was always so talented in football, so I decided to switch over.” Nineteen year old Aaliyah ‘Apples’ Prince stands at …
Read More »T&T U-14 Girls fall 2-1 to Cuba, national teams’ Caribbean struggles continue
Trinidad and Tobago were forced to settle for second place in Group 5 of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Girls Under-14 Challenge Series last night after a 2-1 loss to Cuba at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result extends the poor run of form by Soca Warriors teams …
Read More »T&T Girls U14s face Grenada tomorrow in CFU opener at Ato Boldon Stadium
The Trinidad and Tobago Girls’ National Under-14 Team will make their bow at the Ato Boldon Stadium tomorrow evening as the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-14 Girls Challenge Series gets underway in Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago tackle Grenada from 7pm in the second game of a Couva double header while …
Read More »Concacaf withdraws invitation to T&T U-15 Women; St Rose mum as “elite team” grounded
The efforts of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team players over the past year and a half ended on an anticlimactic note today, as Concacaf withdrew its invitation for the young Women Soca Warriors to participate at the confederation’s 2018 Women’s Under-15 Championship in Florida. Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »TTFA’s elite issues: Women’s U15s set to forfeit Concacaf opener while Boys travel night before CFU game
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) elite youth teams were thrown into varying levels of disarray this week, as the Boys National Under-14 and Women’s National Under-15 Teams struggled to get to their respective competitions in Curaçao and the United States. On Friday night, the TTFA chartered a Liat …
Read More »Fevrier offers update on T&T U-15’s progress; Connection staff dominate TTFA boys elite programme
Trinidad and Tobago Elite Under-14 programme head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier told the TTFA Media that he is pleased with the response of his players so far, as they continue their preparations at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. At present, Fevrier oversees the development of 40 players under the NLCB …
Read More »“It wasn’t about qualifying, it was about stability!” Shabazz shares vision for T&T’s women’s football
“For me it wasn’t about qualifying [when I accepted the job as women’s coach], it was about stability,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz. “It was about creating what we created back then, which was a framework for players to go on scholarship and …
Read More »Corneal not surprised by early elimination; slams dependence on magic in successive youth tournaments
It would have come as no surprise to Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Technical Director Anton Corneal that Trinidad and Tobago’s hopes of going to the Under-20 Women’s World Cup came crashing down yesterday evening. Having lost 2-3 to Haiti in their opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium …
Read More »U-20 Women bid to brighten mood; Shabazz seeks positive performance in CONCACAF tourney
Jamaal Shabazz, head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Under-20 team, is well aware that Trinidad and Tobago could use a positive boost in these tense and negative times. And he believes that his players have what it takes to give the embattled nation the inspiration it needs. “It …
Read More »One-on-One with Trinity East’s Emmanuel John: Manny’s on a mission
Humble and unassuming, Trinity College East custodian Emmanuel “Manny” John looks down on no one; he does, however, hope that there will one day be many local players who are looking up at him. The young goalkeeper credits Maracas United Football Club Youth Academy coach Marlon Charles for much of …
Read More »T&T national women’s player murdered: TTFA mourns for 15-year-old Abiela Adams
“It’s heartbreaking [and] you still cannot understand how the mother or family feels right now. What could a young girl like Abiela [Adams] do to deserve what happened to her? “We really need to deal with what is happening in our society today. All my players right now are in …
Read More »Rosa Nation stand up: Big Cannons fire two past Real Maracas to secure maiden NSL crown
Sports and Games FC Santa Rosa clinched their maiden National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division title yesterday, as they defeated Real Maracas FC by a 2-nil margin at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. “As I always tell the boys, goals win matches but defence wins titles; and we saw it …
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