The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team had a chance to bring home bronze from the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games this afternoon. But they did not even come close, as they were thoroughly outplayed by Venezuela in this evening’s third place play off in Barranquilla, Colombia. A fine …
Read More »“Swords are drawn and the venom is clear!” Shabazz talks women’s football and Pro League/Super League debate
“For me, it is always about finding a way for our people to work together and not be so divisive. Football has become like the streets: swords are drawn and the only thing that has not happened is bloodshed because the venom is so clear and you can see people …
Read More »“We couldn’t cover expenses!” Women Soca Warriors withdraw from Cyprus Cup
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team has withdrawn from the Cyprus Women’s Cup owing to financial issues, a move which is expected to be a blow to the team’s 2019 France World Cup preparations. The invitational international tournament, which kicks off on 28 February, was expected to provide …
Read More »“It wasn’t about qualifying, it was about stability!” Shabazz shares vision for T&T’s women’s football
“For me it wasn’t about qualifying [when I accepted the job as women’s coach], it was about stability,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz. “It was about creating what we created back then, which was a framework for players to go on scholarship and …
Read More »U-20 Women bid to brighten mood; Shabazz seeks positive performance in CONCACAF tourney
Jamaal Shabazz, head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Under-20 team, is well aware that Trinidad and Tobago could use a positive boost in these tense and negative times. And he believes that his players have what it takes to give the embattled nation the inspiration it needs. “It …
Read More »Copa Libertadores showdown: Yaya wins the battle but Kimika the war
Last Saturday’s match-up between two fiery competitors at the Estadio La Arboleda in the Paraguayan capital city of Asunción ended with the score even at two goals apiece. In goal for one of the teams was T&T’s senior women’s international goalkeeper Kimika Forbes while leading the attack for the other …
Read More »Alexcia stars as Penal spank Fyzabad Anglican in South KO final; but what do girls want?
“How many goals Lexi score again?” Penal Secondary coach Lionel Regis asked his staff, during the 2016 Girls South Zone Knockout finals at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium training ground in Marabella on Friday 2 December. Regis repeated the question several times during their contest against Fyzabad Anglican Secondary. And, each …
Read More »Sport Ministry: Have your say on the Women’s Professional League
The Ministry of Sport is asking women’s football fans and stakeholders to share their opinions in an an interactive chat on the proposed Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Professional League (WPL), which is due to kick off in late May 2015. The WPL, according to the Ministry of Sport, is “a …
Read More »Warrior men, women and U-17s brace for competitive action
The Trinidad and Tobago national men’s, women’s and under-17 football teams will all see competitive action in the next month as the flurry of international action continues for the “Soca Warriors.” The national under-17 team leaves for Haiti on Wednesday to participate in the junior Caribbean Cup, which serves as …
Read More »T&T women split in two continents for Caribbean Cup preparation
The Trinidad and Tobago national women team’s bizarre preparation for the 2014 Caribbean Cup tournament will continue for at least a few days more as the “Soca Princesses” continue training with its squad and staff split between two continents. Fourteen players and team manager Vernetta Flanders are in Houston where …
Read More »Are Warrior women’s woes a reflection of present TTFA leadership?
The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s football team represented the country’s best chance to qualify for a FIFA senior tournament since the men’s Germany 2006 World Cup. Today, it arguably represents something else entirely. Over the past 24 hours, the national women left for Houston in a fashion that is …
Read More »Hart problems: TTFA scraps Warriors men’s camp; women’s trip in balance
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart admitted that the “Soca Warriors” will struggle to keep up with its rivals if the present financial woes continue. Last month, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee and general secretary Sheldon Phillips promised camps for the …
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