Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has refused to consider Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney for the Caribbean Cup finals, after rejecting their excuses for skipping an ongoing training camp in Guyana. Emmanuel and Rodney were selected on Williams’ 20-man team, which left …
Read More »T&T U20s edge Alpha; young Warriors face club team in Guyana instead
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team won their first warm-up match in Georgetown this afternoon. But it was against Guyanese club team, Alpha United, rather than the Guyana National Team, as initially suggested by a Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) release. W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Moses …
Read More »T&T U-20s travel to Guyana shorthanded; Shiva Boys aces “Pappy” and Quinn skip tour
As the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team took off from the Piarco International Airport at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp in Guyana, talented central midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and dashing winger Quinn Rodney were preparing to face San Juan North Secondary in SSFL Premier Division action in Bourg …
Read More »T&T U-20 hopefuls urged to join Pro League clubs; TTFA president explains
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has defended National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams’ message to his players that they risk jeopardising their international careers if they did not join Pro League clubs. John-Williams, who is the owner of the W Connection Football Club, and Williams, who …
Read More »Williams invites 33 players for U-20 squad; but SSFL stars miss out on preliminary list
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams selected a 33-member squad to begin training today but there were startling omissions from the list of invitees. Most notably, Shiva Boys Hindu College midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel, who was among six Caribbean players selected for a Manchester City clinic earlier …
Read More »Hart feelings: Dribblers wanted, what the Warriors miss and the new Bert Neptune
“The genuine quality to pick up the ball and run at defenders and penetrate or draw attention,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart told Wired868, “and then be able to dish the ball off to players is now absent in Trinidad and Tobago football. When you go …
Read More »Oil In De Coil; Southern students star in Wired868’s 2015 SSFL All Star XI
The 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season wrapped up on Monday evening with Naparima College securing a National double and sweeping all possible titles—Premier Division, South Zone Intercol and National Intercol—for the school season. Several players from coach Angus Eve’s two-time Premier Division winning team caught Wired868’s lens this …
Read More »Shiva held by St Anthony’s in feisty tie; miss chance to close gap on Naps
Shiva Boys Hindu College (HC) missed the chance to close the gap on SSFL Premier Division leaders Naparima College yesterday, as they battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. The sun above was as unforgiving as some of the challenges on display, and twice referee …
Read More »St Mary’s fails Shiva Boys exam; Penal pupils star in St Clair
First, the good news for St Mary’s College football fans. The Shiva Boys Hindu College team eventually gave the “Saints” their ground back this evening. But, just to be on the safe side, perhaps CIC coach Ryan Shim should have a priest and trauma counsellor on hand for their next …
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