Tag Archives: Soca Warriors

The “Soca Warriors” were presented with an excellent opportunity to qualify for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament for the second successive edition today after the draw for the 2015 competition was made today in Philadelphia, USA. The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team were drawn …

Sport Minister Brent Sancho has made his opening gambit in the Government’s new relationship with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) by setting the football body an ultimatum in presenting its accounts for inspection as well as taking a more hands-on approach in State-funded international matches. The most immediate …

Finally, some good news regarding a precocious 17-year-old’s foray into the adult world. Ravina Rampersad’s brief encounter with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley during San Fernando’s Carnival celebrations has been the talk of the social media this week. But it is a pre-contract deal between 17-year-old Shiva Boys High School …

Former T&T football captain David Nakhid recalls the work of late manager Richard Braithwaite during two tumultuous Gold Cup campaigns Wavering between reluctance and tacit acceptance, I feel an obligation to pen some of the experiences and times that I shared with the man commonly referred to by most players …

Former Trinidad and Tobago National Senior football team manager Richard Braithwaite passed away today at about 12.30 pm at the San Fernando General Hospital. His family has not released a statement on his death but Braithwaite, who was believed to be about 60, was known to have been dogged by …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior football team will start its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign this November in effectively the semifinal stage of the CONCACAF series due to its FIFA ranking. The “Soca Warriors” are ranked joint fourth in CONCACAF at present and 55th in the world by FIFA …

Trinidad and Tobago has qualified for the CONCACAF level in every age group in the men’s and women’s game over the past two years. Does this mean the “Soca Warriors” are doing as well as ever in terms of player development and selection? Or are they underachieving and falling further …

The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men and women teams have ended 2014 as FIFA’s top ranked Caribbean teams according to the latest ranking by the global football body. The “Women Soca Warriors” began the year unranked due to their prolonged absence from international competition but quickly made their mark …

Trinidad and Tobago football supporter, Cindy Howe, shares her feelings on the latest TTFA scandal: Earlier this week, Wired868.com broke a story about the TTFA and its hired associates being unable to be account for $.4M of taxpayers’ money.  The story has been followed up by media houses and the …

The Caribbean Cup trophy, yet again, will not return to Trinidad and Tobago. And the Jamaica national football team captain, Rodolph Austin, took delight in sending the “Soca Warriors” home empty handed after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out final win in Montego Bay last night. “When you go Trinidad, they turn …

Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Kenwyne Jones confirmed that the “Soca Warriors” will do everything in their power to be crowned Caribbean champions tonight when they face host Jamaica from 9 pm (TT time) in the 2014 regional final in Montego Bay. However, Jones described the situation between …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee, according to a letter leaked to Wired868, apparently tried to deceive his own executive committee about the financial health of the football body and its debts to players and staff. On 10 November 2014, Tim Kee, in a letter to …