Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve restarted training today at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex with 28 players, who should provide the base for his squad for the next international match window between 4 and 13 October 2021. Neither Eve nor the Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Jabloteh jump AC PoS; plus T&T U-15 coach Jeffrey explains why he turned down job as Cooper’s assistant
If there are any virtues that San Juan Jabloteh technical director Keith Jeffrey lacks, let it not be said that confidence is one of them. When Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy came calling, over the Christmas period, with the offer of Boys’ National …
Read More »Alvin, Paul among three additions to T&T squad for Thailand friendly
W Connection right back Alvin Jones and Central FC midfielder Leston Paul were among three new inclusions to the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team squad, as they prepare for next week’s trip to Thailand for international friendly action on 14 October. Soca Warriors head coach Dennis Lawrence announced …
Read More »Judah, Jordan, Tyrese, Yohannes… Wired868 selects its 2017 SSFL All-Star team
So by now we know the best Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) teams for 2017—Monday’s Coca Cola National Intercol final notwithstanding—but what about the best players? Once more, Wired868’s SSFL writers take on the thankless task of selecting the best performing players—not necessarily the most talented players, mind you!—in the …
Read More »St Anthony’s hold Shiva Boys 2-2; Ryan laments SSFL “politics” as defending champs stumble again
In a mouth-watering clash that was fit for a final, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division powerhouses St Anthony’s College and Shiva Boys Hindu College left it all on the field in a 2-2 draw at Westmoorings. It meant a second straight winless outing for Shiva Boys, who also …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Can North finally lift Premier Division crown? Wired868 talks to five challengers
Five of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division’s 16 teams are from the North Zone, which has traditionally done well at schoolboy level over the years. However—despite the previous glory years of the likes of Queen’s Royal College, St Mary’s College, Belmont Secondary, Malick Secondary and St Anthony’s …
Read More »Work in progress! Trinity Moka outlast St Anthony’s on penalties to lift North Intercol title
If you are come up against Trinity College (Moka), pray that the game doesn’t go to penalties. The boys from Maraval showed nerves of steel yesterday as they clinched their second straight penalty shootout victory to lift the North Zone Intercol trophy before a 3,000-strong crowd at the Hasely Crawford …
Read More »Naparima drop three critical points, as “Tigers” claw into Premier Division champs
Two-time Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Naparima College saw their stranglehold on school football slip further yesterday, as they suffered a 4-2 loss at the feet of St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Prior to kick off, the Angus Eve-coached Naparima outfit trailed the red-hot Shiva Boys Hindu …
Read More »Tiger fight! St Hillaire shines as St Anthony’s claw back to hold fiery Fyzabad
It was billed as a SSFL Premier Division football match but, for much of the evening, it felt like a roller coaster ride at the Petrotrin Pointe-a-Pierre Sports Ground in Fyzabad. Fyzabad Secondary led 2-0 and were coasting to the finish line. Then St Anthony’s College roared back to make …
Read More »Haiti overcome Immigration issues and weary legs to defeat T&T U-17s in World Cup qualifier
The aggregate score now reads Haiti 4, Trinidad and Tobago 1. The two Caribbean nations have now met five times at both senior and junior levels over the last three years. And, on all but one occasion, it was the French-speaking islanders who came out on top. The Trinidad and Tobago National …
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