Morvant Caledonia AIA technical director Jamaal Shabazz, a self-proclaimed friend and supporter of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams, has warned that next month’s football elections will be a ‘dangerous’ one which might require intervention from Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith. Shabazz, who reminded viewers that he …
Read More »TTFA 2019 elections: Wallace and Ferguson challenge John-Williams for presidency
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president for the next four years looks to be either incumbent David John-Williams, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace or Terminix La Horquetta Rangers managing director Richard Ferguson. Today is nomination deadline day for the jobs of TTFA president and vice-presidents …
Read More »‘United TTFA’ blame John-Williams for ‘alarming destruction’ of T&T football
“United TTFA sees the immediate ill fortune of [the Men’s and Women’s National Senior Teams] as emblematic of the ongoing collapse of TTFA’s national teams programme under the David John-Williams administration…” The following media statement on the state of Trinidad and Tobago football was issued by ‘United TTFA’ members Anthony …
Read More »‘United TTFA’ urges DJW not to enter long term contracts, promises slate for Nov election
The group of football stakeholders united in a bid to unseat Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is urging him to ‘refrain from issuing long term contracts to his chosen’ in an effort to manage the debt burden of the administration. The group, which now refers to …
Read More »Pro League votes to become ‘Ascension Premier League’; Ferguson wows clubs with tv rights offer
Say goodbye to the Pro League and hello to the Ascension Premier League. Barely a month after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) refused to permit a second round of the Ascension Invitational Tournament, the competition’s founder, Richard Ferguson, got the TT Pro League to rebrand its own 20-year …
Read More »TTFA announce 24 November election day; potential presidents have three weeks to declare ambition
The post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president will be up for grabs on Sunday 24 November 2019, as incumbent David John-Williams has finally announced an election date. As the country buckled down today to see off Tropical Storm Karen, TTFA general secretary Camara David forwarded notice of …
Read More »Pro League clubs reject TTFA proposal; DJW falls out with support base with elections looming
TT Pro League clubs have rejected the financial goodies on offer by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and are prepared to enter the 2019 season armed with just TT$450,000 government subventions, in what might be the first tangible sign of a split between TTFA president David John-Williams and …
Read More »Fact checking DJW: Hart problems, star gazing and why fans, stats and players—but not Lawrence!—are to blame
On Friday, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams sat down with TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed to discuss the state of football in the twin island republic. “I am not here to defend a coach, I am not here to defend an association,” said John-Williams, “I …
Read More »TTSL member clubs reject ‘unethical, political and short-sighted’ offer from TTFA and TTPL
The following is the full statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL), rejecting the offer to form the second tier of the TT Pro League (TTPL). At the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Extraordinary General Meeting of Sunday 8 September 2019, member clubs rejected the joint offer …
Read More »TTFA Committee blanks Ascension extension, votes to wait for gov’t Pro League subvention instead
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s National Football Committee, charged with restarting domestic football, has ruled that the privately-funded Ascension Invitational Tournament be denied an extension while clubs wait on taxpayers’ money to start the 2019 Pro League season instead. The Committee also endorsed the Pro League’s invitation for Trinidad …
Read More »Downer: John-Williams is violating constitution by failure to call AGM and TTFA election date
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and general secretary Camara David have again drawn criticism over their supposed disregard for the local football body’s constitution, as stakeholders look forward to the 2019 elections. Veteran administrator Osmond Downer, who is the Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) …
Read More »Pro League and TTSL go separate ways as T-League hopes fade for 2019; Guardian $3 million claim refuted
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League has confirmed that their clubs will go it alone this season, after a board meeting this morning. The decision, relayed via a press statement by CEO Julia Baptiste, means curtains for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s proposed T-League, which should have been an …
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