Arima North Secondary technical director and Premier Division team head coach Wayne Sheppard has blamed a Presentation College (San Fernando) supporter for provoking a stand-off with members of the East Zone Intercol champions at Mahaica last Thursday, in the immediate aftermath of his team’s 1-0 National Intercol semifinal defeat. A …
Read More »Intercol 23: Arima North overcome rain, darkness and Sween to secure East crown
Arima North Secondary overcame persistent rainfall and fading light to secure the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone Intercol crown by virtue of a 15-14 scoreline, courtesy kicks from the penalty mark, against San Juan North Secondary in today’s final at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. It was …
Read More »SSFL 23: Fatima walk “Baba’s” talk to conquer Lewis Street in Naparima thriller
The last time that Fatima College conquered the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), there was an alarming escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Trinidad and Tobago had a doctor as prime minister and Argentina were World Cup champions. Déjà vu? Ever since St Benedict’s College started off their 2023 Premier Division …
Read More »SSFL 23: Will San Juan be first secondary to lift Premier title? Wired868’s mid-term review
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division has so far thrown up arguably the most competitive title race in recent memory. With seven games left in the 15-match regular season, the top three schools (San Juan North Secondary, Fatima College and Naparima College) are within three points of …
Read More »SSFL 23: San Juan hold off Arima to stay perfect, “Naps” win again
Naparima College and San Juan North Secondary maintained their perfect starts in the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division after fifth round matches were contested on Wednesday. Naparima, San Juan and Fatima College each entered Wednesday’s action with identical records of four wins from as many matches. Naparima …
Read More »Eve defends TTPFL criticism, reveals friendly setbacks and hints at G/Cup selection criteria
With just about six weeks to go before the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Team faces off against Guadeloupe in a crucial Gold Cup preliminary match on 16 June, head coach Angus Eve yesterday revealed that potential pre-tournament friendly internationals against Guatemala and 2022 Fifa World Cup hosts, Qatar, were …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Ginga leave bad taste in Tinto’s mouth, Blasters edge Arima Araucans, and Jaguars gnaw Jabloteh
The East Zone Under-15 division of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) is getting quite sticky at the top, with four teams jockeying for the top three qualifying spots on offer for the quarterfinal stage. On Sunday at the Eddie Hart Grounds in Tacarigua, Arima Semi-Pro Blasters …
Read More »Barney: How stretched, direct T&T played into Nicaragua’s hands—and Auvray-Julien combo was underutilised
“[…] Triston Hodge, by nature, is not as attacking a full back as Keston Julien. In a situation where we need to win and a draw and a loss equate to the same thing, why are we taking off one of our more attacking threats? “From where I sat (admittedly …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Grayson guides St Mary’s to Big 5 title, after holding Arima goalless in Velodrome showdown
St Mary’s College ended their 2022 season with the penultimate Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) boys under-20 trophy at stake but it was a hard-fought affair in the closing National Big 5 competition at the Arima Velodrome on Sunday evening. At kickoff, the “Saints” had nine points from three matches …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima North return to Velodrome for final Big 5 clash with St Mary’s
Arima North Secondary will return to the Arima Velodrome this weekend, for the first time in over a decade, as the National Big 5 competition draws to a close with a top of the table clash from 3.30pm on Sunday 11 December. Arima North and St Mary’s College both top …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Seales strikes to put Arima back in Premier Division, Bishop’s finish third
Arima North Secondary will play Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division football in 2023, after a nine-year hiatus in the lower divisions. This evening, the Dial Dynamos confirmed their promotion to the SSFL’s top-flight competition with a 1-0 win over Siparia West Secondary in National Big 5 action at …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima North thump Miracle Ministries 4-0, St Mary’s edge Bishop’s High
Arima North Secondary got their 2022 Big 5 campaign off to a positive start this evening, with a 4-0 win over Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. St Mary’s College made it two wins from as many appearances though, as they edged Bishop’s High …
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