“It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else.” —Kwame Nkrumah

ROBERT HADAD gives the impression that he cannot wait to hand over office to Kieron Edwards, who was elected the new Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president on Saturday, when the Association held its elections and Extraordinary Congress at the Home of Football, Couva.

Kieron Edwards has been given the responsibility along with his very experienced Team Progress slate to take T&T football into a new era.

KIERON EDWARDS is the new Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president.

ANDELL FRASER was named Man-of-the-Match as the Trinidad and Tobago national Under-20 football team rallied from two goals down to defeat Samba Youths 4-3, on the way to winning the inaugural San Fernando Mayor’s Cup.

The TTFA Election 2024 is the opportunity for the re-engineering of football and all sport in communities throughout Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.

Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) today announced the club has signed 28-year-old forward Malcolm Shaw to a one-year contract with a one-year option ahead of the 2024 CPL season.

Atlético Ottawa club original Malcolm Shaw has officially left the Canadian Premier League side following four years in the nation’s capital.

As he looks forward to his debut season in the Canadian Premier League with Pacific FC, Soca Warriors forward Reon Moore has credited former club Defence Force for giving him the tools to succeed on a personal and sporting level.

Only three times in their history has Toronto FC had the first-overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft.

Atlético Ottawa has bolstered its defensive ranks, as Toronto FC defender Luke Singh has returned to the nation’s capital on loan for a second successive season.

The loss of Dennis Lawrence from Mark Robins’ backroom team leaves big boots to fill. After nearly three years with Coventry City, the talented 49-year-old coach has taken up an exciting opportunity in the United States, working with up-and-coming new manager in Eric Ramsay, who recently left Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff at Manchester United to take charge of Minnesota United FC of the MLS.

Members of the Cox Coaching School of Beach Camp, Palo Seco, returned home on April 9 from a ten-day tour of Alicante, Spain, as guests of Club de Futbol Intercity FC.

Miscellaneous Police FC (38 points) moved four points clear at the 2023/24 Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) summit on April 14, when they got a resounding 4-1 victory against the fifth-placed Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (25 points) at the St James Police Barracks.

Reigning T&T Football Association (TTFA) Premier League champions, Defence Force will kick off the defence of their knockout title, the First Citizens Knockout Cup in the round-of-16 on April 27 against the winners of the first-round clash between Cunupia Eagles of Tier II, and Terminix La Horquetta Rangers.

ST Benedict’s College under-14 football team were crowned champions of the Lascaris Barbados U-15 Cup on April 5. The Trinidad and Tobago team defeated Eden Stars of Jamaica 1-0.

Kareem Freitas notched his fourth and perhaps most crucial goal of his T&T Premier Football League campaign, on April 7, scoring for leaders Police in their 1-1 draw with title rivals AC Port of Spain.

With just three matches left in their season, the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League (TTPFL) title slipped a little bit further out of the grasp of defending champions Defence Force, when they suffered a late setback and drew 1-1 away to Terminix La Horquetta Rangers on Saturday.

Jinelle James, director of the women's football in the T&T Football Association (TTFA) and FIFA assistant development officer, says she is happy with the learning exposure provided to the T&T Under-17 'A' and 'B' girls' teams in the just concluded Jewels of the Caribbean Under-17 Women’s Tournament at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, on Wednesday.

A BRACE from Orielle Martin was enough to lead T&T to the Jewels of the Caribbean Girls Under-17 Invitational tournament title with a 2-0 victory over St Vincent and the Grenadines at Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima on Wednesday.

Bishop High School East student Orielle Martin scored two goals for the third straight game, as she led the T&T under-17 girls' football 'A' team to a comfortable 4-0 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines in their Jewels of the Caribbean under-17 invitational match at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Monday.

Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 girls football A team defeated the T&T B team 6-0 to sail into the final in the Jewels of the Caribbean Girls Under-17 Invitational tournament at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Sunday.

This country’s Under-17 girls’ football ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams had mixed results when the four-team Jewels of the Caribbean U-17 Women’s tournament involving St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada kicked off at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, Saturday.

Trinidad and Tobago's under-17 women's footballers will get their chance to showcase their skill over the next few days, as the T&T Football Association will host the four-team Jewels of the Caribbean under-17 invitational tournament, which kicks off with a double-header at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Saturday.