Trinidad and Tobago will host a 4-nation tournament as a build up for the 2010 FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup from February 28 involving the national Under 17 Teams of Canada, Jamaica, Mexico and T&T at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.
This was revealed at the launch for the tournament at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain on Monday afternoon. Disclosing the details was Concacaf President Jack Warner.
Warner spoke on the importance of the tournament in relation to T&T's hosting of the FIFA event in September while T&T head coach Even Pellerud, a former head coach for Canada, said it was vitally important for his team to get home field practice in an attempt to develop a winning mentality. Click on Videos to hear more from Warner and TTFF President Oliver Camps.
One of this country’s more promising young footballers and captain of the country’s two prior Youth World Cup teams has opted to take up a four-year football scholarship at the University of South Florida.
Leston Paul, two time T&T Football Federation Youth “Player of the Year” in 2007 and 2008, left these shores earlier this month to begin his tenure at the University. He has already started preseason training with the football team there where he joins fellow Trinidadian Javed Mohammed, formerly of Naparima College.
Candace Seaton scored off the underside the crossbar in the 65th minute and gave Trinidad & Tobago a 1-0 victory over Jamaica on Monday in a match for Caribbean pride at the CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship.
Both entered the game already eliminated from semifinal contention and with two losses each in Group B play, having been outscored by a combined 14-1.See Photos See Video
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 footballers suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Mexico in their opening Group B encounter of the Concacaf Final Round of qualification towards the 2010 FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup.
In the game played at the Estadio Cementos Progreso Ciudad de Guatemala, T&T started brightly and stunned their opponents by grabbing a first minute lead through Natasha St Louis.
The week leading up to November 19,1989 - At a special Inter-Faith Service in Port of Spain Cathedral, at which
Hindu , Muslim and Christian prayers were heard, the Archbishop said of
a visit to the team: 'When I prayed with the Strike Squad in their
dressing-room, I felt I was praying for the nation.' Go here to read the full UK Observer story
"It's the start of another journey. We tried last year to reach the World Cup finals but just didn't do it.We know our capabilities and have very good players capable of
fitting into the national team. Our aim (Sunday night) was to beat
Grenada by four goals and we had that score at half-time which allowed
our coach (Vidale) to use his two other strikers who need as much
practice as they could get." - T&T Captain Clayton Morris following T&T's 5-0 win over Grenada in the opener of the 990 Shell Caribbean Cup July 23,1990
Blast from the Past
All the United States needed Sunday was a goal by defender Paul
Caligiuri early in the first half and the U.S. team held on for a 1-0 victory in a 1986 World Cup qualifier versus Trinidad and Tobago
Caliguiri, headed the ball past Trinidad
goalkeeper Michael Maurice off a cross from the right side from Perry
Van Der Beck at 14:50 of the first half of the game played at El Camino
College.Hugo Perez, who plays for the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor
Soccer League, failed to score on a penalty kick with 12 minutes. His
shot sailed wide to the right.
Trinidad & Tobago's best scoring opportunity came three minutes
into the second half, but a header from in close by Craig Garnet was
knocked wide by a diving Arnold Mausser, the U.S. goalie.Trinidad forward Philbert Jones also had two good opportunities to score.May 20,1985, St Petersburg Independent/TTfootballhistory.
Next Clash - T&T Women U20s vs Mexico U20s, 3pm,Jan 21,2010, Concacaf World Cup Qualifier; T&T Women U20s vs USA,5:30pm Jan 23, WCQ; T&T Women U20s vs Jamaica, 3pm,Jan 25, WCQ.
Latest Results - T&T U23s Men 1 vs Bermuda U23s 1, Friendly, Jan 1,2010; T&T Men U23s 5 vs Bermuda u23s 2, Dec 28,2009; T&T Women U17s 2 vs Mexico U17s 5, 28/11/09,Friendly;T&T Women U20s 1 vs Jamaica 1, 22/11/09; T&T Men's Senior Team 2 vs Mexico 2, 14/10/09, WCQ
