A champion, an academic, a God fearing woman and, of course, one of the most gifted footballers in the Caribbean. Twenty four year old Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Senior National Team utility player Karyn “Bibi” Forbes is blazing a trail in the sport. The soft-spoken “Women Soca Warriors” star took time out from her busy …
Read More »Kimika defies Jamaica; W/Warriors face P/Rico in Friday final
“(Kimika Forbes) was outstanding tonight,” Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Senior National Team interim head coach Anthony Creece told Wired868 last night. “She came up with some saves and she made things happen. She is a rock back there.” For the second successive year, the “Women Soca Warriors” will challenge for …
Read More »W/Warriors coach sidelined; Waldrum wants chance to fix T&T women’s game
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Randy Waldrum must make do with following the “Women Soca Warriors” via newspaper reports and the social media, as poor communication and disorganisation within the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has left him on the sidelines. Waldrum explained that the …
Read More »Maylee, Kennya refuse to join Women Warriors under current manager
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson and star attacker Kennya “Yaya” Cordner are refusing to represent their country, as the “Women Soca Warriors” remain divided since coming to international prominence during their Canada 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign. Cordner, who was a 2014 CONCACAF Player …
Read More »Women Warriors back in training; Waldrum okays 15-member shortlist
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Women’s Team has selected a 15-member training squad to begin preparation for the Caribbean phase of their 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign. The “Women Soca Warriors” will be led by Randy Waldrum, who coached the team to within 90 minutes of the 2015 Women’s World …
Read More »WPL stutters to finish line; but organisers beg for a second chance
The inaugural Women’s Professional League (WPL), the brainchild of Sport Minister Brent Sancho, looks set for a farcical finish this week with understaffed teams and crammed fixtures, as organisers try to wrap up the competition by Thursday July 30. The hastily arranged competition was initially criticised by the public. However, …
Read More »TTOC slams Phillips’ ‘discourtesy’ over Pan Am U-23 football spat
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis has accused Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips of discourtesy and disrespect over the football body’s handling of a match fee dispute with its National Under-23 Team. The young “Soca Warriors” threatened to boycott their final Toronto …
Read More »Shade penalty fails to save T&T; W/Warriors eliminated by Mexico
The “Women Soca Warriors” again could not find the right response to a talented Mexico National Team this evening as they fell 3-1 to “El Tricolour” in their final group match of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The result meant the end of Trinidad and Tobago’s Pan American ambitions …
Read More »Unbreakable! Women Warriors grab another draw against Colombia
The “Women Soca Warriors” bent but, once again, they could not be broken. For the second successive Toronto 2015 Pan American Games outing, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team players were forced to spend most of their time chasing the ball against a better ranked football nation. But, …
Read More »TTFA labels Sport Minister Sancho as a bully in surprise attack
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today issued a stinging broadside aimed at the head of the football body’s main sponsor, Sport Minister Brent Sancho, as the tit for tat between the two parties was surprisingly restarted. The TTFA release, which was authorised by president Raymond Tim Kee and …
Read More »Women Warriors hold Argentina 2-2; Maylee grabs late point for T&T
Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson came off the bench to score a late equaliser today as the “Women Soca Warriors” held Argentina 2-2 in their opening Toronto 2015 Pan American Games fixture. The Women Warriors trailed Argentina twice but, on each occasion, displayed typical resilience to …
Read More »Gov’t negotiates Gold Cup feed; Sancho, TTFA discuss Pan Am bacchanal
Sport Minister Brent Sancho revealed today that the Government hopes to acquire live feeds for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in time for Trinidad and Tobago’s opening match against Guatemala on Thursday July 9. Sancho, a former 2005 Gold Cup and 2006 World Cup player, promised, earlier in his tenure, …
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