Dutchman Leo Beenhakker is already planning Trinidad and Tobago’s campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has had several invitations to play international matches following the Soca Warriors’ credible performance at the Concacaf Gold Cup where they reached the quarter-final stage. So said TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee yesterday.
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Tim Kee: I have no shoes to fill
“Let me not try to renovate anything, but rather break down and rebuild.”
Tobago football officials in FIFA/RAP course
Five Tobago football referees joined 25 of their Trinidad counterparts in a five-day FIFA/RAP Development Course which was held at the Plaza de Montrose in Chaguanas, Trinidad. Male officials Keon Yorke, Merville Wallace and Arendel Brewster along with female referees Opra Douglas and Tricia Des Vignes participated in the specialised programme geared at preparing national referees for possible appointment to the FIFA panel.
TTFA submits Saudi budget
Their recent fallout with the Ministry of Sport has not prevented the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) from preparing for an upcoming four-nation tournament from September 5-10 in the Middle East, involving Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates (UAE), New Zealand and hosts Saudi Arabia.
Roberts scores another own goal as T&T withdraws from Pan Am Juniors
Sport Minister Anil Roberts went on the counter-attack yesterday regarding the Government’s support of local football after criticism about the late funding offered to the Trinidad and Tobago national under-15 team, which was forced to withdraw from an ongoing CONCACAF tournament in the Cayman Islands.
Phillips: Sport Ministry has been helpful
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips described as "disappointing" the failure of the Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 football team to compete at the ongoing, inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 championships.
PTSC: TTFF owes us $1.4m
For more than two years, the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) has been trying to get $1.4 million owed to it by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF).
Anil blasts TTFA, T&THB
Don’t blame me for your incompetence, says Minister
Minister of Sports Anil Roberts yesterday hit back at officials of the T&T Football Association and T&T Hockey Board following criticism of his Ministry regarding funding for their teams’ participation at recent foreign competitions.
Melons more than Football
Now a watermelon patch and a squatter’s paradise, the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, South Trinidad is in need of a desperate facelift as the stadium that is only 12 years young, seems to be heading into ground.