The Fifa Intercontinental second leg Women’s World Cup qualifier between T&T and Ecuador at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain on December 2 was a resounding success, bringing in over $1.6 million dollars in profits.
In fact, the TTFA had an income of $2,161,340 and its expenditure was $532,264 which produced a healthy profit of $1,629,077. The profit was made after $1,975, 180 in ticket sales which came from an attendence of 20,071 persons.
The TTTFA was successful in establishing partnerships with the Ministry of Sport and The Sports Company of T&T to provide resources and support for the women’s national team, including a seven-day camp, full technical staff, pre-camp strength and conditioning program, transportation services, unfettered access to the national stadium, and medical support.
Other state stakeholders that made the event profitable included the National Operations Centre, Ministry of National Security, Tourism Development Company, PTSC, CNMG, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Among the commercial partners who served vital roles were; Lifestyle Motors, Gatorade, Blue Waters, Miscellaneous Marketing, DirecTV, Toyota of T&T, First Citizens Bank, Trotters, All Out, Kenny’s Sports, The Fan Club, Econo Mart, Heritage Sports of Tobago, Ramsinghs Sports, Sportway, socawarriors.net, 105 fm, 102 fm, Talk City 91.1, and i95.5 fm.
In many ways, the match was a celebration of the growth and development of not only women’s football but also the progress made by the TTFA over the last two years.
T&T football’s road back to national and international relevance would not have been possible without the support of the football family of T&T beginning with the office staff of the TTFA, Regional Associations, members of the TTFA Executive Committee, Local Organizing Committee, various local, regional, and national leagues, and of course, the people whom the TTFA work tirelessly to support; the coaches and players of our national team programs, especially our Women Soca Warriors.
The TTFA thanked all the faithful and loyal supporters as well as new fans of women’s football who all showed up as the 12th Warrior.
The TTFA is committed to applying a significant part of the earnings from this event towards the development of women’s football. Specific details on the Association’s plans will be relayed in due course once it has completed discussions with relevant technical personnel and approved by the TTFA Executive Committee. The TTFA is excited at the prospects and believes this is just the beginning of a new era for women’s football in T&T.