Futsal

Still pumped from its first win in the fut­sal com­pe­ti­tion at the Youth Olympic Games on Wednes­day, T&T women's team en­tered yes­ter­day's match against Bo­livia full of con­fi­dence but a late run by its op­po­nent saw the lo­cal team slumped to a 5-2 de­feat.

Futsal, is not just a sport, for inmates at the Maximum Security Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, it is a lifeline that they received and one they are willing to extend.

SIX­TEEN-year-old Afiyah Corn­wall, scored a beaver-trick as T&T fut­sal girls kept their hopes of qual­i­fy­ing to the medal round alive in Pool C at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in Ar­genti­na, with a 7-5 win over Ton­ga on Wednes­day.

Former national captain and Futsal coach Clayton Morris is encouraging skill development and teamwork by teaching inmates about Futsal at the Maximum State Prison in Arouca twice per week.

T&T girls made a tough en­trance at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in Ar­genti­na, go­ing un­der to Thai­land 14-0 in their Pool C Fut­sal en­counter, yes­ter­day.

Kushaiah King, 20, made it 17 goals in three matches of Deaf Futsal League (DFL) on Saturday when he helped Leopards team to beat three opposing teams at the Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena, Chaguanas.

A Trinidad and Tobago Youth Girls Futsal team will come up against Thailand, Spain, Bolivia and Tongo in Group C of the  Girls Futsal Tournament at the third edition of the Youth Olympic Games that will make its Olympic debut in October with Tecnopolis Park as its main stage, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The inaugural Deaf Futsal League (DFL) will kick off tomorrow (Saturday August 5) at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sport Arena, in Tacarigua with a opening ceremony from 3pm.