The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head office at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva went into lockdown mode this morning but it was not as a safety measure against Covid-19. Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad’s staff was not trying to keep the novel coronavirus at bay—just the country’s …
Read More »How should T&T teams play? TTFA talks tactics, Tobago players and oversized technical committee
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has promised to regularise the FA’s technical committee, after its ranks swelled to an unprecedented and unconstitutional size at the last board meeting. A six member technical committee comprising of chairman and board member Keith Look Loy, Michael Grayson, Jinelle James, …
Read More »Eve, Jack, Jeffrey and La Foucade are in, but no room for Cooper as TTFA appoints coaches
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) made over two dozen technical appointments in a marathon meeting last night with Dion La Foucade, Angus Eve and Kelvin Jack among the new inclusions into the national pool. However, technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy did not have things all his way, …
Read More »Big Five 19: Arima win battle but lose war, as Moruga clinch title while Chaguanas promoted
On a dramatic closing day of the 2019 SSFL Big 5 competition, Arima North Secondary won 1-0 yet left the field in tears while the defeated Moruga Secondary danced around the pitch. Call it the ‘Arima Old Road Paradox’. The difference between first and fourth place on the standings was …
Read More »Big Five 19: Fatima cruise past sloppy Arima; Moruga down Signal Hill to clinch promotion
Fatima College moved to second place in the Shell/FCB Big Five playoff competition after defeating Arima North Secondary by a 3-0 margin at Mucurapo Road this afternoon. Relegated from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division in the 2018 season, Fatima took an important step towards rejoining the top …
Read More »Big Five 19: Justice served; Signal Hill edge Arima North in five-goal thriller to revive Premier dream
Signal Hill Secondary kept their aspirations of playing in the 2020 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season alive after edging ten-man Arima North Secondary by a 3-2 margin in an enthralling Big 5 playoff encounter yesterday afternoon. The Shell/FCB Big 5 tournament pits the five Championship zonal winners …
Read More »Play Ascension: Russell Jr returns with a bang as La Horquetta Rangers leave it late against QPCC
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers’ rousing 4-0 triumph over a hardy, well-organised QPCC team at their Phase 2 La Horquetta digs was the perfect response to a sobering 2-0 defeat last weekend to Ascension Invitational Division One leader, Morvant Caledonia AIA. As the smell of victory returned to the ground, the …
Read More »Play Ascension: ‘Easy’ as Sunday evening, Defence Force hail comfortable win over QPCC
Defence Force held another football pitch under siege in Division One of the Ascension Invitational League, emerging 5-1 victors over a hapless QPCC at St Mary’s College grounds on Sunday. “Today was easy,” Hutson ‘Barber’ Charles, Defence Force assistant coach, chuckled after the match. “I don’t think QPCC offered us …
Read More »No Showtime? No problem! Darko and Meloney star as Cunupia shock QPCC in League Cup final
Cunupia FC closed off the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) season with a 2-1 victory over Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) in the League Cup final at the Arima Velodrome last night. The victory was all the more impressive for Cunupia, as they managed it without the services …
Read More »“I’m always willing to put my body on the line!” One on One with Fatima’s Jacob Camacho
“As a player, I would say I have an extremely strong work ethic and I do not like to lose. I give everything for my team and would be willing to put my body on the line to save every shot.” Seventeen year old Fatima College goalkeeper Jacob Camacho tries …
Read More »SSFL 18: “It was about desire and pride!” Poon-Angeron inspires CIC to 4-2 triumph over Fatima
St Mary’s College got their first victory of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season today as they defeated rivals Fatima College 4-2 at Mucurapo Road to move off the bottom of the Premier Division standings. Coming into this afternoon’s encounter, both schools were situated at the foot of …
Read More »SSFL 18: “It will be a dogfight!” Fatima and CIC prepare for vital bottom of the table clash
It may be premature to deem it a relegation battle but when Fatima College host northern rivals St Mary’s College at Mucurapo Road from 3:30pm on Saturday, it will be an almighty battle for three precious points. Both teams endured rough starts to the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) …
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