Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee has sacked his general secretary, Sheldon Phillips, just six weeks before the TTFA presidential elections. Tim Kee confirmed Phillips’ termination today, via press release, for: “failure to adhere to directives regarding the operational activities of the FA.” The TTFA president, …
Read More »TTFA VPs do not support Tim Kee; Guardian apologises for misleading article
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee’s re-election campaign got off to an embarrassing start this weekend, as, within hours of his announcement, all three TTFA vice-presidents declared that they do not support his candidacy. The furious responses from vice-presidents Lennox Watson, Rudi Thomas and Krishendath Kuarsingh …
Read More »Tim Kee wants second term as TTFA President; ready to ‘build on successes’
Incumbent Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee has vowed to seek reelection at the football body’s presidential elections and annual general meeting on 29 November 2015. Tim Kee, who has over two decades of experience on the TTFA executive, had been evasive about his intentions in …
Read More »David John-Williams will contest TTFA presidency; Tim Kee faces challenge
DIRECTV W Connection president and CEO David John-Williams has announced his intention to run for the post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 29 November 2015. Williams, who is also the vice-chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League, revealed …
Read More »NGC gives Super League $1.2 million; competition expands to two divisions
The National Gas Company (NGC) will pump TT$1.2 million into the National Super League for its 2015/16 season as the domestic second tier competition prepares for a second lease of life under All Sport Promotions. The most dramatic change for the retitled CNG National Super League is a new two …
Read More »FIFA freezes TTFA funding; KPMG halts services while football staff go unpaid
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is in the midst of another financial crisis after FIFA confirmed that it has frozen its annual US$250,000 (approximately TT $1.5 million) subvention to the local body while the TTFA’s auditor, KPMG, has also suspended its services. As a result, the TTFA’s administrative …
Read More »TTFA turns to Clever advertising; tongue lashing for corporate T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) got clever yesterday as it announced a “marriage” with Clever Outdoor Advertising Ltd at its press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP Lounge in Port of Spain. It was a familiar tale, though, as the local football body gave a tongue lashing …
Read More »Tim Kee: Why I won’t talk to Sancho; TTFA president defends stance
The following is a press release from Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president and PNM treasurer, Raymond Tim Kee, which seeks to explain his recent refusal to meet Sport Minister Brent Sancho: While a casual observer will glance at the current conflict between myself and Minister of Sport, Brent …
Read More »Tim Kee refuses Sancho meeting; accused of using footballers as political pawns
Sport Minister Brent Sancho has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and, by extension, the opposition PNM party of using national football players as political pawns, as the ill-will between the two bodies appeared to reach a new low in midweek. Sancho alleged that, on …
Read More »Facebook felon breaks out of POS prison; Live Wire investigates drama
Well, that was bacchanal. Trinidad and Tobago was so hot yesterday even Jack Warner considered asking the US Attorney General for a plane ticket. At around noon yesterday, Port of Spain inmate Hassan Atwell and two fellow prisoners Allan “Scanny” Martin and Christopher “Monster” Selby made a daring jailbreak. But …
Read More »T&T U-23s threaten to boycott final Pan Am game over owed money
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-23 Team has vowed to boycott its final 2015 Pan American Games fixture against Mexico unless the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) provides written assurance that they will be paid outstanding match fees and stipends. The young “Soca Warriors” are due to kick …
Read More »Warriors quarterfinal free on CNMG; TTFA, Sport Ministry both take credit
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal clash with Panama will be aired live from 4.30 pm today on State-owned CNMG’s CTV station on channel 6. In keeping with the current bonhomie between Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and Sport Minister Brent Sancho, the …
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