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FIFA President in T&T – Ato Boldon Stadium announced as Home for Football.
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The official visit to this country by FIFA President Gianni Infantino as guest of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association grabbed the headlines in the local media on Monday and Tuesday.
Infantilo arrived at the Piarco International Airport shortly after 10am and was welcomed off the private jet by TTFA President David John Williams and members of the Executive along with Minister of Sport Darryl Smith. And following a short arrival ceremony at the Diplomatic Lounge, he headed to Port of Spain in six-car convoy for meetings with the President of the Republic, His Excellency Anthony Carmona and Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as members of FIFA,TTFA and the Government also had lunch together at the Prime Minister’s Diplomatic Lounge in St Ann’s, Port of Spain.
This was followed by a Press Conference at the Ato Boldon Stadium which preceded a goodwill football match at the Couva venue.
“The T&T Football Association has finally gotten a home of its own. Yesterday this was confirmed at a press conference at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva,” the Guardian wrote.
Infantino and Minister Smith turned the sod on the North Greens at Ato Boldon Stadium to officially begin the construction process of a building where the business of football will soon be transacted, 109 years after the TTFA was formed.
Infantino said it was a moment to celebrate that after so many years the TTFA has finally got a home of its own, noting that a home is not just the building or the four walls, but a home is a place where you can go back and resource yourself and think about the future. “Well now the T&TFA has a home and can channel and structure that great passion that exists for football here in this great country.”
The FIFA football boss congratulated Government for its support towards the sport, noting that he has observed football pitches everywhere, youngsters playing everywhere, as well as the passion the country has for the sport, which is a main ingredient needed to build a new football organisation. Funding for the project was made available courtesy a joint initiative by the FIFA and the SporTT. The new home at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva will enable the national team access to training and play matches at the nearby Stadium as well as training facilities.
However, matches will still be played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium which has been the country’s main home ground for international matches.
Infantino explained that like the TTFA, the FIFA has got to put the business of football first, which was sadly lacking in the past. He pointed out that when we work we have to adhere to good ethical standards and apply good governance standards as well as accountability and transparency, saying they too at FIFA have to be accountable for what they do. “And if we do that we can focus on what we have to do, which is playing football, living football, breathing football and developing football. This will help associations such as the TTFA to improve football” Infantino said.
John-Williams mentioned that the TTFA has made tremendous strides in restructuring and developing the game since they entered office and the new home for the TTFA will be another deliverable. He told a large gathering that his TTFA has made available audited financial statements to the FIFA which was a requirement to receiving funding from the FIFA, as well as initiated the development of a National Elite Youth League.
Smith congratulated the TTFA for following the FIFA in its operation which focuses on transparency, saying there has been a clear effort by both Infantino and John Williams to clean up corruption in football, noting that government has taken a page in this approach to stamp out corruption, saying they have been doing their best to put policies in place to deal with sport.
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A home for football at last.
By Walter ALibey (Guardian).
The T&T Football Association has finally gotten a home of its own. Yesterday this was confirmed at a press conference at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, that included FIFA president Gianni Infantino, director of Caribbean Football at Concacaf Horace Reid, T&T Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Darryl Smith, TTFA president David John-Williams, chairman of the Sport Company Michael Phillips and a wide cross section of the football fraternity that included national coach Dennis Lawrence and his assistant Stern John, Carolina Morace- the TT Women’s coach and Russell Latapy among others.
Infantino and Minister Smith turned the sod on an empty piece of land alongside the Ato Boldon Stadium to officially begin the construction process of a building where the business of football will soon be transacted, 109 years after the TTFA was formulated.
Infantino said it was a moment to celebrate that after so many years the TTFA has finally got a home of its own, noting that a home is not just the building or the four walls, but a home is a place where you can go back and resource yourself and think about the future. “Well now the T&TFA has a home and can channel and structure that great passion that exists for football here in this great country.”
The FIFA football boss congratulated Government for its support towards the sport, noting that he has observed football pitches everywhere, youngsters playing everywhere, as well as the passion the country has for the sport, which is a main ingredient needed to build a new football organisation. Funding for the project was made available courtesy a joint initiative by the FIFA and the SporTT. The new home at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva will enable the national team access to training and play matches at the nearby Stadium as well as training facilities.
However, matches will still be played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium which has been the country’s main home ground for international matches.
Infantino explained that like the TTFA, the FIFA has got to put the business of football first, which was sadly lacking in the past. He pointed out that when we work we have to adhere to good ethical standards and apply good governance standards as well as accountability and transparency, saying they too at FIFA have to be accountable for what they do. “And if we do that we can focus on what we have to do, which is playing football, living football, breathing football and developing football. This will help associations such as the TTFA to improve football” Infantino said.
John-Williams boasted that his association has made tremendous strides in restructuring and developing the game since they entered office and the new home for the TTFA will be another deliverable. He told a large gathering that his TTFA has made available audited financial statements to the FIFA which was a requirement to receiving funding from the FIFA, as well as initiated the development of a National Elite Youth League. He also announced that his association is on the verge of securing the right to host the Under-20 World Cup Qualifiers in January.
Smith congratulated the TTFA for following the FIFA in its operation which focuses on transparency, saying there has been a clear effort by both Infantino and John Williams to clean up corruption in football, noting that government has taken a page in this approach to stamp out corruption, saying they have been doing their best to put policies in place to deal with sport.
Infantino arrived in T&T yesterday morning and has been a guest of President Anthony Carmona and Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
Sam:
So we need Infantino to fly from Europe to our own Country and we own Stadium just to tell we Ato Boldon Stadium is we new home.... what a bunch of horse shit. De Stadium own by T&T government and big belly Darryl Smith is de MoS, he needed Infantino to tell him give T&T football de stadium? Darrly Smith will soon be gone, ah cah wait, what a waste
Deeks:
--- Quote from: Sam on April 11, 2017, 06:09:48 AM ---So we need Infantino to fly from Europe to our own Country and we own Stadium just to tell we Ato Boldon Stadium is we new home.... what a bunch of horse shit. De Stadium own by T&T government and big belly Darryl Smith is de MoS, he needed Infantino to tell him give T&T football de stadium? Darrly Smith will soon be gone, ah cah wait, what a waste
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I hope Lookloy give Infanto the document from the Super League, and he in turn make DJW sign it. Then this trip would be worthwhile.
Sam:
So where W Connection home games will be played now?
Deeks:
--- Quote from: Sam on April 13, 2017, 04:38:28 AM ---So where W Connection home games will be played now?
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At the new DJW-Infantino Center for Excellence at Ato Bolden Stadium.
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