The Trinidad and Tobago national senior men and women teams have ended 2014 as FIFA’s top ranked Caribbean teams according to the latest ranking by the global football body. The “Women Soca Warriors” began the year unranked due to their prolonged absence from international competition but quickly made their mark …
Read More »TTFA announces $1.6 million profit from Women’s Play Off match
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has announced a profit of $1,629,077 from the December 2 FIFA 2015 Women’s World Cup Play Off contest between the “Women Soca Warriors” and Ecuador at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The TTFA set ticket prices at TT$200 (covered stands) and …
Read More »Women Warriors still unpaid; TTFA promises accounts for Dec 2 match
Two weeks since the Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team played to a nearly packed Hasely Crawford Stadium in the FIFA Play Off second leg match against Ecuador, the “Women’s Soca Warriors” are yet to receive match fees or per diems for their work. The Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »In support of Maylee: T&T must compensate athletes for national service
After the call for employment from Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team football captain, Maylee Attin-Johnson, I had to comment; because it’s an area that I have always felt was a grave injustice to national athletes. It is safe to say that many national athletes from different sporting disciplines …
Read More »Canada dry: Ecuador heartbreak as W/Warriors concede W/Cup race
At just after 8 pm yesterday, on Tuesday December 2, Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Kimika Forbes lay face down inside her own penalty area and seemed to will the ground to swallow her whole. Up in the stands of the Hasely Crawford Stadium, the seats were emptying fast. In the …
Read More »Time to rewrite history: Women Warriors prepare to dance against Ecuador
“We will show you guys what we are made of and create history,” said Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson yesterday evening, “and everyone will be a part of something magical.” Attin-Johnson was preaching to the converted. Three weeks ago, there was concern and criticism as …
Read More »Kids’ ticket issues for Women’s W/Cup decider against Ecuador
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which has not done anything silly in about the last 48 hours, could not help itself. This evening, in a further effort to impress fans with their organisational prowess, the TTFA revealed that children under-12 must have “kids tickets” to get into the Hasely …
Read More »T&T 22-woman squad enter Hyatt camp for Ecuador decider
Trinidad and Tobago national women’s senior team coach Randy Waldrum selected a 22-woman squad to face Ecuador on December 2 in the decisive FIFA Women’s World Cup Play Off second leg in Port of Spain. The “Women Soca Warriors” drew the first leg 0-0 in Quito and need a win …
Read More »Tim Kee allegedly deceived TTFA executive about Warriors’ debt
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee, according to a letter leaked to Wired868, apparently tried to deceive his own executive committee about the financial health of the football body and its debts to players and staff. On 10 November 2014, Tim Kee, in a letter to …
Read More »W/Warriors captain knocks ticket prices; but urges fans to support team
Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson has publicly criticised ticket prices for the upcoming FIFA Play Off second leg against Ecuador from 6 pm on December 2 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador played to a goalless draw …
Read More »TTFA explains record women’s ticket prices for historic W/Cup contest
Football fans must pay a record admission fee for a local women’s match to be part of history on 2 December 2014 when the Trinidad and Tobago senior national women’s football team faces Ecuador in the second and final leg of a Canada 2015 Women’s World Cup Play Off from …
Read More »T&T women hold Ecuador; Warriors make point at altitude
Wired868 covers the FIFA 2015 World Cup Play Off first leg from in Quito, Ecuador: At one of the highest football stadiums in the world, the Trinidad and Tobago national senior women’s team demonstrated the height of its ambition today with a goalless draw in the first of a two-legged …
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