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The Ukraine Challenge

EFM — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:21:49 +0000

With the imminent takeover of a football club in the Ukraine, two Trinidad & Tobago international football players have been shortlisted as targets to help change the fortunes of one of the European Cities clubs. The Ukraine Premier League is rated the 7th strongest league in the world, ahead of the Scottish Premier League and the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian First League is of very high standard, boasting some very good players with fantastic stadiums. The Ukraine is joint host with Poland for this Summer's Euro 2012 competition that starts in June. More news will follow next week upon takeover completion and successful contract negotiations. In the meantime, good luck to the Trinidad & Tobago Men's Senior National team against Finland on Sunday January 22nd 2012.

McCormack enjoying life.

EFM — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:37:10 +0000

Leeds United and Scottish international Striker Ross McCormack has been on cloud nine recently. After the recent birth of his Son and an extended run in the team, he finds himself second in the goalscoring table for the English Championship League. With a busy period coming up, we wish Ross all the best on the remainder of the season.

Epalle looking for MLS move

EFM — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:26:05 +0000

Cameroon international Midfielder Joel Epalle is hoping to secure a move to the MLS shortly after leaving Greek Super League side Iraklis Thessalonki. The Olympic Games and African Cup of Nations Champion is looking to secure his move over the holiday period before the start of the 2012 MLS season.

Tom Saintfiet considering his options

EFM — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:13:09 +0000

Belgian-born Head Coach Tom Saintfiet is currently considering his options after a successful few years in Africa with Namibia and Ethiopia. Tom has a very bright future in football and has attracted interest from a number of football federations. Coach Saintfiet will be back on the touchlines in the new year.

Darryl Roberts fit and ready

EFM — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:02:19 +0000

Trinidad & Tobago international Striker, Darryl Roberts, is fit and ready to earn himself a contract as the race to sign the exciting forward heats up. Darryl played three international matches for T&T scoring three goals recently before injuring his elbow whilst on trial. More to come...

Otto Pfister named as Trinidad & Tobago Head Coach

EFM — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:02:17 +0000

Trinidad and Tobago have appointed German coach Otto Pfister to lead their national team, the so-called Soca Warriors. The dual-island Caribbean nation made history by becoming the smallest country to reach the FIFA World Cup™ in 2006, but failed to qualify for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup (the region’s cup of nations) under former playing star Russell Latapy.

The coach boasts an extensive CV, having coached Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Togo and Cameroon. His mandate in Trinidad will be to get the country’s football back on track and make preparations for the qualifying phase of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The 73-year-old coach, who says that his advanced age is no problem, has promised to bring a “unified philosophy” to Trinidad and Tobago’s football, something that has been missing since Leo Bennhakker famously took the side to the 2006 world finals in Germany. “I will give all my best from my side for the qualification for the next World Cup,” the Cologne-born veteran said at his official unveiling in Port of Spain today. “My main thing now is working, working and working...that way we have a chance

Pfister, who was named Africa’s coach of the year in 1982 during his time with Côte d'Ivoire, beat out a shortlist of candidates that included such notable Dutch names as Irwin Koeman and Johan Neeskens. “It’s a big challenge [getting T&T back on track] but it is possible with a professional philosophy,” said Pfister, who can call on Kenwyne Jones as one of only a handful of overseas-based game-changers in the squad since the retirement of Lattapy and Dwight Yorke.

The German boss has tasted success at youth level, leading Ghana to a FIFA U-17 World Cup triumph in 1991. It is this combination of senior and junior experience that football fans in T&T will be hoping can pay off in the future. “I need to find the players in this country who are going to fight for their place in the team,” he said. “Football is dominated in this area by United States and Mexico, everyone else fights for the third position," the coach went on. "The only guarantee I can give is with my heart and all my knowledge that I will work hard for Trinidad and Tobago.”

The T&T FA confirmed that Pfister will begin training with a group of home-based players later this month and will attend the Gold Cup in the summer to get a look at some of the teams in the region that he is likely face in their Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign.

Nathan Craig in Wales U21 Squad

EFM — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:44:51 +0000

With the news that Swansea City's Joe Allen was withdrawn from the Wales U21 squad recently, Nathan Craig was called up by Brian Flynn for the opening UEFA qualifier in Andorra on 29th March 2011. Good luck on winning your 5th Wales U21 cap Nathan!

Otto Pfister to become T&T Head Coach

EFM — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:34:30 +0000

Otto Pfister will become the Head Coach of the Senior Men's National Football Team of Trinidad and Tobago from April 5th 2011. Pfister is delighted to have agreed terms with the TTFF and now will concentrate on qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. A media conference will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday 5th April 2011. More to follow...

Pfister in talks with the TTFF

EFM — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:21:55 +0000

In February 2011, Otto and EFM travelled to Port of Spain in Trinidad and discussed the possibilities of becoming the Men's Senior National Head Coach. The aim is to take Trinidad and Tobago to Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. Otto has qualified for this competition before in 1998 with Saudi Arabia and most recently was in charge of Togo for World Cup 2006. The talks were informative and Otto was happy with the materials at his disposal for the big task ahead of him. Since our meetings with the TTFF, Otto has been recommended to the Executive Committee ahead of some outstanding candidates. We now hope that a deal for Otto can be sealed and that he and Trinidad and Tobago can start making their preperations for World Cup Qualification. Good luck!

Tolu starting against The Daggers

EFM — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:02:54 +0000

After recent trials, Tolu Timothy Kayode has been spending time training with Histon FC of the Conference National. Tolu will be starting in Defence against League One's Dagenham & Redbridge in tomorrow's friendly at the Glass World Stadium - Good luck for tomorrow!