If the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) hoped for regional support as they try to stave off Fifa intervention in the form of a normalisation committee, such dreams have apparently dissipated. “We have private support [from the Caribbean member associations],” one official told Wired868 today. “They agree that we …
Read More »‘Fifa has been compromised [in Home of Football scandal]!’ Spicy letter that predates Fifa take-over
“A cursory glance of the paper trail suggests that there was a lack of proper oversight [on the Home of Football],” stated Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, in a letter to Fifa chief member association, Veron Mosengo-Omba on 22 January 2020. “The president of the …
Read More »Court allows Walkes to empty TTFA’s coffers, accounts to be unfrozen within days
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes has the high court’s permission to empty the bank accounts of the local football body. Walkes got the green light yesterday after the TTFA’s accounts were frozen for close to a month as the result of a garnishee order …
Read More »TTFA agree four-year deal with Sports and Games, Ramdhan reveals Avec Sport replica clause
Sports and Games Ltd will serve as the ‘exclusive retail partner’ of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) for the next four years. The deal was revealed by the TTFA Media today and celebrated with a photo-op that included local football president William Wallace, Sports and Games director Omar …
Read More »TTFA accounts frozen while Fifa stalls on paying subvention, Wallace insists better days coming
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has insisted that the current administration can competently manage the local game, even as he admitted that the TTFA’s accounts were frozen by a creditor while Fifa is hesitant to pay its annual subvention to the local football body. Last Thursday, …
Read More »TTFA board sacks Lawrence, hires Ramdhan as general secretary and appoints Shaka as ambassador
The board of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has terminated the contract of Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence with immediate effect. Lawrence’s dismissal was one of several big decisions made by the new board, who met for the first time yesterday in a marathon nine …
Read More »Dissecting VAR and T&T’s World Cup lessons: Downer, Fenwick, Merere, Maylee and Ramdhan discuss
“Apart from the instruction to [assistant referees], I believe there is a more fundamental flaw, which is the referee must first refer the incident to the VAR, then is referred to the sideline VAR monitor and, as we saw in many World Cup incidents, a long time can be taken …
Read More »Look Loy: T&T football run by “refereeing mafia;” Downer, Taylor, Ramdhan and Caesar give views
The rift between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) and Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president Keith Look Loy shows no sign of closing as, in the immediate aftermath of the 2017 TTSL season, Look Loy likened the local refereeing fraternity to a “mafia.” Look Loy spoke to …
Read More »We want a refund! TTSL asks referees’ body to foot the bill for boycotted games
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) has officially requested that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees’ Association (TTFRA) refund the body to the tune of TT$19,206 for “unrecoverable expenses” in its maiden 2017 season. The sum, according to TTSL general secretary Camara David, represents the expenses for three matches …
Read More »TTFA concedes to Ramdhan in High Court, tries to explain stadium rental claim
While Trinidad and Tobago’s “Soca Warriors” will try to avoid a seventh straight defeat when they tackle Mexico in World Cup qualifying action tonight, their bosses at the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) suffered a loss of their own today when they conceded to former FIFA referee Ramesh Ramdhan …
Read More »Browne’s bombshell: Forty-two probing financial questions to John-Williams-led TTFA
“[List the] number of accounts in the name of the TTFA and the list of those actively operated by the TTFA from December 2015 to date? Identify the accounts that have received monies from FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF and CFU from December 2015 to date? Who are the signatories to the …
Read More »TTFA ordered to pay ex-FIFA ref $500k; DJW-led body accused of trying to mislead High Court
The David John-Williams-led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has been accused of trying to mislead the High Court after allegedly submitting inaccurate information in a sworn affidavit. In a court matter which involves former FIFA referee and ex-head of the local refereeing department, Ramesh Ramdhan, the TTFA—through their attorneys …
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