The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee received a further setback to its efforts to conclude the 2023 season today, after a scathing decision from its own arbitration body regarding the school registration process in general and the fate of the Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) and Moruga …
Read More »No Christmas Miracle: Cupid fingers SSFL official, as MMPHS and Moruga stripped of titles
Veteran Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) assistant secretary – administration Gerald Elliot is an employee of the school body’s credentials committee. It is a salaried position with remuneration covering the period from September to November each season. So why, Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) head coach Kern Cupid asked, …
Read More »Dear Editor: SSFL failed Moruga and Miracle Ministries; ruling “lazy and heavy-handed”
“[…] What real advantage has a team possibly gained by registering their players minus the school stamp and principal’s signature? None that I can see. “What real advantage has a coach gained by sending messages asking the governing body to check the player registration list and let him know if …
Read More »South champs Moruga face relegation without losing a match, in fresh SSFL registration row
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Boys Big Five competition, which will determine the three promoted schools for the 2024 Premier Division competition, looks set to be held three months late in January 2024. And that is merely the tip of the iceberg, as a catalogue of alleged administrative …
Read More »SSFL 2023: “Unacceptable” St Mary’s College, Fatima fracas set for Disciplinary Committee
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee is expected to meet early this week to deliberate on a post-game fracas involving supporters of St Mary’s College and Fatima College on the final match day of the 2023 Premier Division season. Fatima College, the newly crowned schoolboy champions, emerged 1-0 …
Read More »Intercol 2022: “Caps” appeal Rivers ruling, as Chaguanas “tentatively” set to face Benedict’s tomorrow
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee will determine tomorrow’s 2022 National Intercol quarterfinal match-up, after Carapichaima East Secondary formally protested the decision to suspend them from the competition. “Caps” defeated Chaguanas North Secondary Secondary 6-5 via kicks from the penalty mark in the Central Zone Intercol final on …
Read More »SSFL 2022: “Caps” dumped from Intercol as Rivers ruling runs deep, but Premier status still uncertain
Carapichaima East Secondary are out of the 2022 National Intercol competition, after the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee upheld a protest by Chaguanas North Secondary against their use of goalkeeper Nicholai Rivers. Rivers saved a penalty in Carapichaima East’s 7-6 win over Chaguanas North via kicks from the …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Manzanilla Sec demoted for fielding non-student, East Zone standings rearranged
Manzanilla Secondary have been booted from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone Championship Division, for fielding a player who is not a student in the second tier competition. Midfielder Keshawn Diaz debuted for Manzanilla against Valencia Secondary on 23 September and played throughout the first and second rounds …
Read More »“A fine would be much better!”; Malick appeal points deduction for late registration
Malick Secondary head coach Anthony Bartholomew said the school has appealed a Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) decision to overturn their opening win over Chaguanas North Secondary, due to their late registration of players. On Wednesday 14 September, Malick travelled to African Grounds in Enterprise and thumped Chaguanas North 4-1 …
Read More »Malick docked points for “late player registration”, as Chaguanas North awarded result
Malick Secondary became the first Premier Division team in the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season to lose points in the boardroom, as their triumph over Chaguanas North Secondary was reversed for the late registration of players. A release by SSFL general secretary Azaad Khan noted that: “Malick Secondary …
Read More »SSFL 18: Another Big 5 protest, Mason Hall incensed as Speyside continue promotion chase
Mason Hall Secondary are contesting the legitimacy of Speyside High School’s current Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Shell/FCB Big 5 campaign, as they claim the Tobago Championship winners were wrongfully awarded three points for an abandoned match with Pentecostal Light and Life Foundation High School (PLL). Both Mason Hall and …
Read More »Fyzabad principal and PE teacher charged with six counts of fraud each over SSFL scandal
Fyzabad Secondary principal Troy Jebodhsingh and physical education teacher Nigel Lakhan appeared before a San Fernando court today on multiple fraud-related offences related to their registration of school footballers Dez Jones and Maurice Dick. Jones, a former Siparia Secondary student who captained Fyzabad Secondary this season, and Dick, a former …
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