The 2023 National Intercol competition is still awaiting its first surprise result, as the seeded teams all rolled into the zonal semifinal rounds. Premier Division team Arima North Secondary had to make do with a 3-1 win over plucky Championship Division outfit, Holy Cross College, in East Zone quarterfinal action …
Read More »SSFL 23: We want to win league down south! Fatima eye “Naps” trip; bottom three relegated
Fatima College are a whisker away from their first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title, as the northern outfit maintained their five-point gap over St Benedict’s College and San Juan North today, with a 4-0 win over Trinity College East on Mucurapo Road. Three more points would do …
Read More »SSFL 23: Will San Juan be first secondary to lift Premier title? Wired868’s mid-term review
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division has so far thrown up arguably the most competitive title race in recent memory. With seven games left in the 15-match regular season, the top three schools (San Juan North Secondary, Fatima College and Naparima College) are within three points of …
Read More »SSFL 23: Benedict’s, “Pres” and “Naps” eye glory; Chaguanas want survival
St Benedict’s College are aiming to do the double in the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. St Benedict’s, the 2022 SSFL Premier Division champions, downed reigning National Intercol kings Fatima College 4-3 in the NGC SSFL Super Cup at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Saturday. And the La …
Read More »SSFL 2022: St Augustine awarded E/Mucurapo play-off, season could end with incomplete fixtures
St Augustine Secondary and East Mucurapo Secondary will meet on Monday 12 December in a play-off fixture from 3.30pm at the St Mary’s College ground, in what looks set to be the final act of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. The loser will join relegated outfit Moruga …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain
Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …
Read More »Intercol 19: ‘P-ville’ retain crown, southern champs down Signal Hill 3-1
Two set pieces effectively decided the Girls National Intercol final today as Pleasantville Secondary retained their knockout title with a 3-1 triumph against their great rivals from the ‘Sister Isle’, Signal Hill Secondary, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Defender Tsai-Ann Fernandez and midfielder Chrissy Mitchell scored direct from …
Read More »Intercol 19: ‘P-ville’ and Signal Hill score eight goals each to book national final rematch
Pleasantville Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary will meet in a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) national final for the fourth consecutive time on Wednesday, as the two schools cruised to comprehensive victories today in the Girls National Intercol semifinal round. ‘P-ville’, the defending Girls National Intercol champs, routed Five Rivers …
Read More »Intercol 19: P’ville penalise unbeaten Moruga; Presentation edge stubborn Pt Fortin
Pleasantville Secondary handed South Zone Championship division winners Moruga Secondary their first defeat of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, winning 3-0 on penalties in the Coca-Cola Intercol South Zone quarterfinal. In the second match, Presentation College (San Fernando) also advanced to the semi-finals with a routine 2-0 win …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Ode to Naparima juggernauts; and three cheers to our Premier Division stars
The curtain has fallen on the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) with the juggernauts of Naparima College claiming a historic treble of titles in a season that offered exciting twists at the end. Coach Angus Eve’s team never tasted the bitterness of defeat, as they claimed an unbeaten 2018—an …
Read More »Intercol 18: ‘Naps’ and ‘P-ville’ rule as Levi and Alexcia bring SSFL season to exciting climax
Naparima College and Pleasantville Secondary each capped off historic unbeaten 2018 seasons after claiming the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Boys and Girls Intercol titles respectively at the expense of San Juan North Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday. While Pleasantville romped …
Read More »‘If your foot fails you, have something to fall back on!’ One on one with P-ville’s Jasandra Joseph
“I always tell players who are going to school as well to keep focus and always try to balance both football and your academics; both things go hand in hand. I always tell them if your foot fails you, you would have something to fall back on, meaning academics.” Pleasantville …
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