Senior

Four months after the nation became captivated by the skill, perseverance and warrior spirit of a group of national footballers that came within a goal of qualifying for a World Cup, all seems to be lost.

Movement Bago in conjunction with St Clair Coaching School hosted a coaching clinic for girls at the Signal Hill Secondary School Ground in Signal Hill, last Saturday.

“Whenever I had a ball at my feet nothing else in the world mattered, it was my escape. Now that I have grown older football has become my purpose, something I would do to clear my mind, something to put a smile on my face, on the faces of people of my country.”

The recent issues emanating from sport in this country were not leading towards a direction which left us with an exciting expectancy.

I write in response to an article published in the newspapers on Tuesday where it was stated that Randy Waldrum will be retained as the Soca Princesses’ coach.

There is no “I” in “team,” yet there are two “I’s” in “Trinidad.” Wait! Hear me out. This column is not just another commentary about our women’s valiant effort at making World Cup history. Rather, I would like to use events within that fateful match as examples to highlight an important characteristic of team sports.

Kennya Cordner, star striker for the national women’s football team, appeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with using annoying language to provoke a police officer to commit a breach of the peace.

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s team have received their match wages for the recent FIFA Intercontinental Women’s World Cup Qualifier against Ecuador.