Dwight Yorke takes charge of T&T Soca Warriors
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has unleashed the “Y factor,” with Dwight Yorke as head coach of the T&T team as they seek to achieve a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification spot. The former T&T captain and striker was officially and extravagantly unveiled as the senior team’s guiding light on Nov. 14 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad, under spotlights and sparklers. Yorke described the feeling of leading the national team again, this time as head coach, as “an emotional one” which “has always been a dream of mine.” After being appointed on Nov. 1, during his first public address, Yorke said he and his coaching staff are using the ongoing seven-day camp at the stadium for both players and officials to interact and acclimatize with each other as they begin working towards the ultimate goal of World Cup qualification. He commended former head coach Angus Eve for a job well done in bringing the team to thei...