“[…] I am certain that there are some with less qualifications [than myself] that have led our Men’s National Senior Team in the past. However, it seems that all of the above does not qualify me to be an assistant to a foreigner with no first team experience. “To what …
Read More »Warriors coaches and players still awaiting promised money from NC; P/Rico rout Bahamas
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team technical staff must wait a bit longer to receive their first pay cheques for 2021, after the Robert Hadad-led Fifa-appointed normalisation committee again failed to live up to its word. On Friday 7 May, the normalisation committee assured Unified Football Coaches of …
Read More »We’re no pushovers! Latapy and Latchoo discuss WCQ adventures at Barbados and Dominica
“The days for Caribbean teams getting walked over by Central American and North American teams are coming to an end,” Dominica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Rajesh Latchoo told Wired868. “Now the Caribbean nations are getting coaches from within the region who are finding the culture of the teams …
Read More »‘Preparing part-time players to compete with pros is a challenge’: T&T’s Caribbean coaching exports speak
When, Covid-19 permitting, Stern John leads the Anguilla Men’s National Senior Team out for their opening Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying contest, he will join a growing number of Trinidad and Tobago coaches looking to make their mark elsewhere in the Caribbean—albeit at less recognisable football nations. Bertille St Clair …
Read More »Anguilla snap up Stern, ex-Warriors star will lead minnows into 2022 WCQ campaign
The Anguilla Men’s National Senior Team have never scored a World Cup qualifying goal from open play, after five successive campaigns dating back to 5 March 2000. However, for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series, Anguilla are set to be steered by one of the most prolific men in …
Read More »TTFA’s elite issues: Women’s U15s set to forfeit Concacaf opener while Boys travel night before CFU game
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) elite youth teams were thrown into varying levels of disarray this week, as the Boys National Under-14 and Women’s National Under-15 Teams struggled to get to their respective competitions in Curaçao and the United States. On Friday night, the TTFA chartered a Liat …
Read More »Shabazz: “I have a little smile;” T&T win again but Dominica take heart from border restrictions
“Suddenly, I have started to smile,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coach Jamaal Shabazz, with a wide grin. “I have not been smiling for a long time since I came back in women’s football. Fa-Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran [which is Arabic for ‘Verily, after the hardship comes the …
Read More »All they do is win: Central hold off M/Caledonia in dour contest while Connection crush Civic
All Central FC do is win. It is a fact that is open to multiple interpretations. Last night, the “Couva Sharks” maintained their 100 percent record in the truncated 2016/17 Pro League season with a 2-1 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Style? Swagger? …
Read More »Sam-Sam shines as Morv’t Cale spank Civic, fan hits high Note in Pro League opening
Morvant Caledonia United bared their new dentures on the opening game of the 2016/17 Pro League season with a 3-1 win over Point Fortin Civic last night, as the front three of Kordell Samuel, Jair “Sam” Edwards and Jameel “Shotta” Neptune was too much for the hosts at Mahaica Oval. …
Read More »Morv’t Caledonia, Stars secure new sponsors; Scottie, Carlos rejoin rejigged Pro League
The North East Stars and Morvant Caledonia United football clubs have announced new commercial sponsors, as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League prepares for a change-filled 2016/17 season. The Stars, who finished fifth in the 10-table standings last season, will be formally referred to as the Ma Pau Stars for …
Read More »Sam and Stern steer Saddle Hill but Smith helps Barrackpore to safety
Barrackpore United moved six points clear of the relegation zone last night with a 3-1 triumph over Saddle Hill Hotspur in CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division action at Barrackpore. But don’t let the scoreline fool you. The hosts rode their luck last night as Saddle Hill, buoyed by …
Read More »U-17 and U-20 W/Warriors raring to go, despite off-field issues
Originally slated to begin competitive action in one of the four groups in the CFU qualifiers in St Kitts on Wednesday July 17, Trinidad and Tobago’s Women’s National Under-17 team will be cooling their heels at home—and hating it! “To be honest, I wish they call now and say (we’ll …
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