Can San Juan North Secondary repeat as Coca Cola National Intercol champions? Will newly crowned Premier Division winners, Presentation College (San Fernando), claim the double? Might Shiva Boys Hindu College ride off into the sunset with the coveted prize? Will we have a surprise champion like Carapichaima East Secondary, Trinity …
Read More »Wired868TV Presents (Video): Tobago heavyweights, Signal Hill
Wired868, in conjunction with Expression House Media and Volvo, takes you behind the scenes of famous Tobago school, Signal Hill Secondary: More from Wired868 B&B Ep 8: Makan Hislop on the discrimination of Tobago footballers, and what ‘Bago’ has to offer Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team defender, …
Read More »Shiva Boys relegated after SSFL rejects identity theft argument for second illegitimate player
Defending champions Shiva Boys Hindu College will be relegated from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division at the end of the 2017 season, after their latest alleged administrative failing left the “Penal Princes” adrift at the bottom of the 15 team standings. After hearings at Carapichaima East Secondary …
Read More »Dear Editor: How to avoid successful challenges to sport decisions: fairness and transparency
“To begin, no formal disciplinary hearing should be arranged until the matter has been investigated. Investigations must be undertaken in an open and transparent manner by persons appropriately skilled and trained in investigating such matters. “The question of whether there is any substance to the claim must be answered and …
Read More »Dear Editor: The Fyzabad Effect; an SSFL insider suggests how to clean up the League
“The Ministry of Education, TTFA and SSFL, embarrassed into action, may formulate rules and procedures that will affect all schools in Trinidad and Tobago… “The result may be a longer wait for approvals and possible later start for sixth form and repeaters.” The following blog, provided anonymously by a Secondary …
Read More »Fraud squad moves on Fyzabad forgery; grills staff, players and SSFL officials
Fyzabad Secondary principal Troy Jebodhsingh, vice-principal Suresh Roopnarine and physical education teacher Nigel Lakhan were grilled by the Fraud Squad today, as the Police stepped up investigations into the improper registration of footballers, Dez Jones and Maurice Dick. Jones, the Fyzabad football team captain, and Dick were registered as lower …
Read More »SSFL shuffle fixtures to postpone title decider; Shiva Boys protest Naps midfielder Murphy
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive has decided to shuffle its fixture list to ensure that the Premier Division’s potential title deciding games—involving St Anthony’s College, Naparima College and Presentation College (San Fernando)—are played on the final match day. St Anthony’s and Naparima are locked on 30 points each, …
Read More »St Anthony’s go top after Shiva Boys protest; Wallace ‘uncomfortable’ about SSFL’s direction
St Anthony’s College moved to the top of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division this morning, after a successful protest against Shiva Boys Hindu College. And the “Westmoorings Tigers” can wrap up the title by this weekend if they manage wins over Presentation College (San Fernando) and St …
Read More »Protest number five! St Anthony’s lodge new challenge over Shiva Boys’ use of Mason
Even as Shiva Boys Hindu College await adjudication over their use of 19-year-old midfielder Kierron Mason for seven Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division matches in September, another protest was lodged today with the SSFL executive over the former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team utility player. This time, …
Read More »Another SSFL protest! Shiva Boys could plunge to bottom of table as Mason move targeted
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) has another massive decision to make with far -reaching implications for its 2017 Premier Division competition. And, once more, it centres around defending champions Shiva Boys Hindu College and their new recruit, lanky former National Under-20 Team utility player Kierron Mason. Last week, SSFL …
Read More »Fyzabad principal submits report to MoE; Williams: SSFL and MoE must look at player transfers
Fyzabad Secondary principal Troy Jebodhsingh has submitted a preliminary report to the Ministry of Education as the investigation continues into the fraudulent registration of two footballers, Dez Jones and Maurice Dick, into the lower sixth form at the school. Jones and Dick had two and one O’ Level passes respectively; …
Read More »Source: Fyzabad principal was deceived too; school stops all football programmes after scandal
Fyzabad Secondary have withdrawn from all Secondary School Football League (SSFL) competitions in 2017 as the fall-out from their suspension for fraudulently registering two players into lower sixth form continues. Yesterday, the SSFL executive suspended the “Fyzo Tigers” from the Premier Division after it was discovered that the school had …
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