There was no white smoke at the end of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) statutory meeting this evening, as the board of directors failed to agree on the new head coach of the senior Soca Warriors team. Instead, the TTFA issued a brief statement: “The Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Lawrence joins Warriors coach shortlist; but new T&T women coach’s salary puts men to shame
Former Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup 2006 defender and Everton FC coach Dennis Lawrence will make his case to lead the Soca Warriors today, as the TTFA technical committee widened its search for the third National Senior Team head coach in three months. Lawrence worked as assistant coach at …
Read More »Latapy heads TTFA wishlist to replace Saintfiet; but Warriors want Hart, Fevrier or Fenwick
Former Trinidad and Tobago football legend Russell Latapy is believed to head the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) wishlist, as the technical committee ponders its replacement for outgoing coach Tom Saintfiet. However, the Soca Warriors are pleading with the local football body to return Stephen Hart to the helm. Saintfiet, …
Read More »Maurice is out; Shabazz, Latapy, Babwah and Isaac are in! Saintfiet names technical squad
Dr Terence Babwah and Dave Isaac are back in the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad and they will have director of youth football, Russell Latapy, and technical programmes coordinator, Jamaal Shabazz, for company. Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Azaad Khan, who is also the …
Read More »Shabazz explains duties as TTFA technical programs coordinator
Former Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana National Senior Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz was appointed as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head coordinator of technical programs at the local football body’s board of directors meeting on Monday 5 December. Shabazz, who campaigned alongside current football president David John-Williams for last …
Read More »Hart meets TTFA today with job on the line; how coach compares to predecessors
The immediate future of Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart is likely to be decided this afternoon when he meets with a committee appointed by the TTFA’s board of directors. TTFA president David John-Williams confirmed that this position was taken after a three and a half hour …
Read More »“They don’t cherish him!” Hudson pulls out of T&T U-20 squad before Caribbean Cup semis
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will face their two closing matches of the 2016 Caribbean Cup without W Connection starlet, Isaiah Hudson, who will return home from Curaçao tomorrow and was effectively ruled out of the semifinal rounds. The young Soca Warriors face Antigua and Barbuda in the …
Read More »Benny’s ball! One on one with T&T U-17 and St Anthony’s ace Che Benny
Wired868 talks to T&T U-17 and St Anthony’s College rising star Che Benny about football, Russell Latapy and his target for this SSFL Premier Division season: More from Wired868 YEP Rising Stars: Shakeem McKay opens up on his goals and the impact of Deon Lendore Wired868 talks to teenaged …
Read More »The Book of Elie: What U-17s exit says about Latapy, DJW and T&T’s football path
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team’s fading 2017 World Cup dreams were finally put to rest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night, as Suriname clinched the final available CONCACAF berth despite a 2-1 loss to Cuba. Coach Russell Latapy’s team needed Cuba to win by two clear goals …
Read More »No more short-cuts: Latapy applauds Caribbean qualifiers, makes point to own team
“One of the things I think we can take from this tournament is the spirit which we showed, which allowed us to come back in two of the matches,” Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 head coach Russell Latapy told the TTFA Media. “Maybe with a bit more time together things …
Read More »Jamaica dashes TT’s under-17 CFU dreams… but there’s still Concacaf
Trinidad and Tobago’s dreams of being 2016’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Under-17 champions were dashed last night following a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Jamaica at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. However, the faintest hopes of advancing to the CONCACAF stage are still alive for the young Soca Warriors, …
Read More »Pandemonium in Couva as T&T U-17s eke out comeback win over Bermuda; Latapy: Trust me
Ahh, Trinidad and Tobago footballers just love the drama. A sweetly-taken stoppage time item by striker Jaydon Prowell sent the Ato Boldon Stadium into raptures last night as the young Soca Warriors were able to complete a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Bermuda and keep their 2017 FIFA Men’s Under-17 …
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