QPCC had a good day at the office in Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) action yesterday, as their Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 teams all triumphed on the field of play. The QPCC Under-15s are forced to await word from the tournament’s disciplinary committee, after Crown Trace FC protested …
Read More »Dear Editor: No team should be above the law; QPCC should not flout Fifa uniform regulations
“[…] When I realised what was happening, I enquired loudly: ‘What is going on here? How can we have three different colours on one team?!’ “(A QPCC coach allegedly) responded: ‘if you have a problem take it up with the organiser’…” The following Letter to the Editor, which protests against …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Trinidad’s top youth teams enter ko phase; Cox, Pro Series, D/Force among title hopefuls
There are 32 Trinidad youth teams left standing in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition. However, there are only four available trophies. Something will have to give over the next two weeks then, as the nationwide youth competition enters the knockout stage—albeit without invitations to Tobago …
Read More »NYFL 2023: “Mini Me” bails Police U17s; Manswell rescues draw against QPCC to make Crown Trace wait
With one quarterfinal spot left in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), QPCC’s Under-17 team will hope for a huge favour from the already-eliminated Boyce Sports Coaching School as they look to edge Police FC to the last qualifying spot in the North Under-17 division. Last night, …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC, Defence Force could meet in U-20 finals, as KO match-ups revealed
The knockout bracket for the Trinidad-based teams in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was revealed today, with Defence Force and QPCC drawn on opposite sides of the bracket in the Under-20 competition. If the current form of both teams holds, it could be a mouth-watering clash …
Read More »NYFL 23: Pro Series U17s make it six from six, Police clobber Laventille and QPCC snatch late draw in thrilling Hawks clash
On another sweltering, hot weekend in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), Pro Series kept their fire lit in the North Zone Under-17 division as they rattled off a sixth straight win in the 2023 season to maintain their perfect record and book a spot through to the …
Read More »NYFL 23: Tau takes Pro Series past QPCC in monster U-17 clash, while Cardinals U-13s impress
Two clubs, a free-scoring Trendsetter Hawks and a disciplined Pro Series, set the tone for a juicy upcoming top-of-the-table Under-17 division clash in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) after both secured their third wins of the North Zone competition on Saturday. Both teams triumphed over previously unbeaten …
Read More »2023 NYFL round-up: QPCC, Ball Blasters and Crown Trace among weekend standouts
The North and Tobago Zones as well as two Girls Under-20 divisions joined the Republic Cup National Football League fray last weekend, as youth football continued across Trinidad and Tobago. QPCC FC finished unbeaten across four divisions in the North, although they had to settle for a goalless draw against …
Read More »NYFL 2023: QPCC and Trendsetter finish goalless in “silent rivalry”; Santa Cruz spank Seekers 5-1
North Zone action in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) took centre stage yesterday, with Under-15 and Under-20 games contested at the St Mary’s College Grounds and Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) respectively. The aspiring under-15 footballers from clubs such as AC Port of Spain, Academia De Futbol Excelencia, …
Read More »“Neo-colonialism”, “diabolical”, “justifiable”; TTFA creditors speak out as Hadad tries to hold off football membership
Somewhere between 2006 and 2010, as Trinidad and Tobago’s football stock fell on and off the field—and, as always, the decline in one was linked to happenings in the other—a group of influential members allegedly decided that change was necessary. Then Fifa vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Fatima maul Blanchisseuse 11-0, as “Bison” shares process that led to 12 T&T U-17 picks
Fatima College recorded the biggest win of the 2022 National Intercol competition so far on Friday evening, as they mauled second tier outfit Blanchisseuse Secondary 11-0 in a North Zone quarterfinal fixture at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Fatima will meet East Mucurapo Secondary in the North semifinals on Friday …
Read More »Fatima get 12 picks on T&T U-17 longlist, with 28 of 35 players from just four schools
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) yesterday revealed the current local-based longlist of Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper, with a remarkable 28 from his 35 member provisional squad coming from just four schools. Fatima College, the beaten Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big 4 finalists, account …
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