“I think a better method [to select the Secondary Schools Football League standout players] has to be used,” said Arima North Secondary head coach Wayne Sheppard. “No disrespect to young [Mikhail] Clement, who is a terrific young goalkeeper—but anyone who watched last season knows the player of the season had …
Read More »Clement and Gosine are SSFL 2025 MVPs; but Riquelme leads head-scratching All Star omissions
Naparima College goalkeeper Mikhail Clement and Pleasantville Secondary attacker Nikita Gosine were crowned the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Boys and Girls Player of the Year respectively for the 2025 season. The SSFL Awards Ceremony was held yesterday at the Couva/ Point Lisa Chamber of Commerce in Couva. Clement, who …
Read More »Seepersad nabs promotion, SSFL execs want term extensions, plus possible Scarborough cover-up
Controversial Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) administrator Laurence Seepersad should have resigned his post in shame, according to Scarborough Secondary representative and school teacher Salisha James, after Seepersad’s alleged misdirection led to sanctions and, ultimately, relegation from the Premier Division for the Tobago school. Instead, Seepersad has risen, unopposed, to …
Read More »SSFL abandons outstanding 2025 games; St Augustine and Malick stay up after controversial ruling
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee has abandoned four outstanding games from the 2025 season, with a significant impact on the respective divisions. The abandoned matches are: the Boys U-14 and U-16 National finals (both involving Naparima College and Signal Hill Secondary); the Girls Big Five final between …
Read More »Three SSFL finals still undecided, three exec posts could be contested—plus another constitutional tangle
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) completed its first general council meeting of 2026 yesterday, with still no date set for three outstanding schools finals or a pivotal Premier Division contest between Signal Hill Secondary and St Augustine Secondary. At present, Wired868 understands that St Augustine are trying to book …
Read More »Seepersad must resign! Distraught Scarborough open up on SSFL ‘betrayal’
The Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s ruling to penalise Scarborough Secondary for fielding sixth form student Johan Elliot in their final Premier Division fixture against San Juan North Secondary left the Tobago school distraught for multiple reasons. First, it spoiled a remarkable comeback. When Scarborough Secondary replaced head …
Read More »14 T&T referees get Fifa appointments, including vets Rochard, Hinds and Wales
Trinidad and Tobago had 14 football referees appointed to the Fifa Referees Panel for 2026, which is the largest number in just over a decade. Referees Timothy Derry, Cecile Hinds, Andrew Samuel, Crystal Sobers, and Kwinsi Williams all continue on the elite panel for successive years, while Nikolai Nyron returns …
Read More »St Augustine get partial Appeals win; SSFL under-fire for ‘Naps’ and ‘Gustine’ blunders
St Augustine Secondary won their appeal yesterday against the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s decision to penalise the school for failing to appear at a rescheduled Premier Division match away to Signal Hill Secondary. On Tuesday 25 November, the Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Essiel Seecharan, declared that Signal …
Read More »SSFL 25: Naparima uploaded Caprietta’s docs in wrong place—would-be champs confident of case
Naparima College winger Jaydon Caprietta was not properly registered to represent his school for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, Wired868 understands. However, Naparima administrators uploaded Caprietta’s paperwork within the SSFL database on 10 September, with all the necessary information. How can both things be true? That is, …
Read More »SSFL 25: St Augustine penalised for using third illegitimate player in two seasons
St Augustine Secondary have become the first team of the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season to incur a points deduction, after allegedly using an illegitimate player for their 1-1 draw against St Mary’s College on Wednesday 1 October. On Saturday night, the SSFL office administrator issued …
Read More »SSFL 25: Signal Hill, St Anthony’s brace for fixture logjam due to repeat postponements
Five games into the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, and the standings are already telling a story about early front-runners, widening gaps, and desperate chases. For most of the 16 teams in the league, the campaign has settled into a weekly grind: match on Saturday, recovery on …
Read More »SSFL 25: Fatima penalise under-strength Benedict’s; Nikita inspires ‘P-ville’ in Super Cup
The Secondary Schools’ Football League (SSFL) 2025 season got off to a slow start yesterday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, with the SSFL Super Cup contested between the reigning league and knockout winners of the boys and girls divisions. Fatima College edged St Benedict’s College 4-2 on penalties in the …
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