Wired868 editor-in-chief and CEO Lasana Liburd is a conman and, if he’s not careful, he may end up in jail. Or, if Dame Fortune smiles on him, in the UNC. I say that because I have been reading the stories that appear here about the Secondary Schools’ Football League (SSFL). …
Read More »Mucurapo face potential relegation over “illegal player”; Fatima, Pleasantville could benefit
Oh, how quickly things can change. Less than a fortnight ago, East Mucurapo Secondary were one of three schools to escape relegation from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division on the final day of the season. Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 player, Jesse Williams, scored twice in a …
Read More »“Bandy” bamboozles Blanchisseuse as D/Martin advances; Intercol fixtures confuse everyone else
The much-anticipated 2016 Coca-Cola National Intercol competition got underway yesterday with preliminary action in the North and South Zones. But it appeared as though everyone did not receive the memo, as the marquee North Zone fixture was shifted from its original venue and postponed for another 24 hours while media …
Read More »No love in the North; Tigers maul QRC to send them to the Championship Division
The final day of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season saw as many as six teams—East Mucurapo Secondary, San Juan North, QRC, Pleasantville Secondary, Fatima College and St Benedict’s College—embroiled in a heated relegation battle at the foot of the table. And remarkably, St Benedict’s, who were …
Read More »QRC and Green Machine share spoils in goalless Premier clash at QRC Grounds
‘Goals win matches’, says the old adage. But Queen’s Royal College (QRC) and St Augustine Secondary were short on supply today, as the two teams battled to a nil-nil draw in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action at QRC grounds. Scrappy may be the best word to describe …
Read More »QRC’s mini-maestro: One-on-one with John-Paul Rochford
Though small in stature, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) student John-Paul Rochford showed that he is a force to be reckoned with on the field during the 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season. The fifteen year old midfielder has been playing football since he was two years old and credits his …
Read More »Moe’s woes: QRC’s Rochford stuns wasteful San Juan North
A 58th minute free kick by Queen’s Royal College midfielder John-Paul Rochford dashed any lingering San Juan North Secondary hopes of lifting the 2015 SSFL Premier Division title. The boys from Bourg Mulatresse wasted a host of chances at the QRC grounds today, and Rochford—the younger brother of 2009 Under-20 World …
Read More »‘Pres’ topple San Juan, Terrell free kick takes southerners second
A second half free kick by Presentation College (San Fernando) midfielder Terrell Williams stunned the Bourg Mulatresse faithful yesterday and propelled “Pres” to second in the SSFL Premier Division standings after a 3-2 triumph over San Juan North Secondary. Williams’ 77th minute free kick was no master class but it was …
Read More »QRC awarded win over Fyzabad; venue change for Naps
The Queen’s Royal College (QRC) football team were awarded a 3-2 win over Fyzabad Secondary by the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee, despite the fact that their Premier Division clash was not completed on Saturday September 26 on QRC’s grounds. The match was blown after a mini-brawl between …
Read More »‘Naps’ and QRC open SSFL with Wed double header in POS
Reigning Secondary School Football League (SSFL) champions Naparima College will make their first outing of the 2015 Premier Division schoolboy season on Wednesday September 8 as the season kicks off with a double header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. ‘Naps’ face newly promoted Queen’s Royal College from 5.30 pm at …
Read More »Tigers bump Royalians out of Intercol
St Anthony’s College rebounded from Big Four disappointment, 10 days ago, to come away with a comfortable 4-1 win over QRC in Coca Cola SSFL Intercol action in Westmoorings this afternoon. The “Tigers” were not at their fluent best but still did enough to eliminate the “Royalians” who recently gained …
Read More »Intercol fixtures: Naps hunt third title as Intercol kicks off
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca Cola Intercol 2014 competition kicks off on Thursday with 53 schools competing for five zonal prizes and a national award in the boys’ category. Couva East and Tabaquite will get the ball rolling in the preliminary round when they square off from 3 …
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