A newly-designed uniform kit for all national teams will be unveiled on July 1 at a venue to be announced in Port-of-Spain. This is among several new concrete developments that have come about in recent weeks aimed at improving the image and operations of the local governing football body.
Its president Raymond Tim Kee will use the opportunity to speak on some of the new steps initiated and carried out by himself and recently appointed general secretary Sheldon Phillips and the executive committee.
Among them is the switch back to the T&T Football Association (TTFA) which was first incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1982. The TTFF logo was also used in an international match for the final time on Friday in T&T’s friendly against Estonia in Tallinn and a new logo will be unveiled as well.
“This is a new era for our football and we are extremely satisfied about some of these new developments and equally excited about it,” Tim Kee said. “The TTFA is now back and we are pleased about this direction we’ve taken. This has been under discussions for some time now since I took office in December. The executive committee met a couple weeks ago to ratify this among other steps that we are taking which includes a new logo for the association.”
An improved approach involving the business and operations of our national teams at all levels, the development programmes and other projects will take focus in the coming months according to Tim Kee. Tim Kee also met with president of the Romanian Football Association Mircea Sandu as he led a TTFA delegation which included Phillips and director of communications Shaun Fuentes.
“President Sandu and the Romanian Federation were most gracious hosts. They left nothing undone with regards to ensuring our stay was most comfortable and enjoyable. The national team was afforded luxurious accommodation in the heart of Bucharest and the opportunity to train at some excellent facilities in Bucharest and Buftea,” Tim Kee said.
The TTFA president said discussions were also held about continuing relationships with the Romanian and the Estonian Federations.
“We were able to exchange some ideas and they have agreed to share with us some of the measures and approaches they have applied over the years, particularly with the structure of their Federation and the operations of their Leagues Romania has a rich football history and they must have been doing something right and Estonia have also made some inroads.
Both countries have expressed a willingness to maintain this relationship and possibly pay us a visit in the future,” Tim Kee added.