Football
Caymanian nets US college soccer honours
(CNS): Caymanian Shanelle Frederick has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for 21-27 September. The South Georgia State College freshman and native of West Bay, Frederick helped lead the Lady Hawks to a win over Gordon State and to a close match against rival Darton State. […]
Primary Football League season opens with full slate
(PFL): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons began Saturday, 3 October, with games at various venues across Grand Cayman. At the Annex Field, Cayman Brac’s Under-11 boys opened Group B play with a 3-0 victory over South Sound Schools. The Brac’s primary “target man”, Jamar […]
Cayman Prep wins third straight Opening Rally
(PFL): Cayman Prep set a new school and CUC Primary Football League (PFL) record by winning their third consecutive Opening Rally title with a tough 2-1 extra time victory over Truth For Youth in the final of the 2015/2016 CUC PFL Opening Rally this past Saturday at the Annex Field. Substitute Malcolm Hill was the […]
CIFA coaches clubs on laws of the beautiful game
(CNS): To get all players, coaches and team managers caught up on recent changes to FIFA rules, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) referee’s department will spend the 2015-16 season educating everyone involved. The International Football Association Board, the official governing body for the laws of the game, determines the structure of the laws and […]
Kids learn fundamentals of coaching football
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) hosted the CONCACAF Grassroots Coaching Course, from 17-19 September at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. The programme is the foundation of football development in the Cayman Islands and is geared towards children from 5 to 12 years old. The course was aimed at teaching the role of a […]
Primary Football League kicks off
(CNS): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) season kicks off this Saturday, September 26 with the customary Opening Rally. The event begins at 9:00am at the traditional home of local football, the T.E. McField Sports Field (the Annex) in George Town. The 2015/2016 CUC PFL and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons will […]
Football fans can go with the flow
(CNS): Football fans in the Caribbean will have another way to follow Barclays Premier League (BPL) matches with a new app. The Flow Football app for mobile devices, released by Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), enables customers to access matches and will go live 8 August with the first game of the season, between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. […]
New CIFA referees get trained
(CNS): A group of new referees has just completed a beginner’s course hosted by the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA). During the course, held at the George Town Primary School, the 10 participants learned about the intricacies of the laws of the game, interpreting challenges, understanding the modern game and the concept of FIFA 11 […]
UK coaches score with young footballers
(CNS): More than 100 young people took part in the recent Maples West Ham United Youth Camps at which coaches and scouts from the UK football club’s youth academy worked on improving participants’ skills over a week of training sessions. The West Ham United youth coaches were Harry Cullum, former professional player who holds a […]
CIFA celebrates another season of football
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Football Association’s (CIFA) annual awards ceremony celebrated local players, coaches, officials and administrators as well as honouring members of the football community who participate in the association’s 11 leagues and programmes for both males and females in all age categories.
Kickoff next month for referee course
(CNS): A training course for referees will be held next month to certify anyone interested in officiating games for local Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) leagues. CIFA and the association’s referees’ department will be conducting a beginners’ course from 12-19 July at the George Town Primary School. The course will train individuals who wish to […]
Academy Sports Club wins U-12 football rally
(CNS): An Academy Sports Club team has won the recent Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) under-12 rally, going undefeated in all their matches. The Academy White team beat the Sunset Eagles 3-0 in the final. All together, seven teams participated, representing Academy Sports Club, Alliance Football Club, Future Sports Club, George Town Sports Club, and […]
Cayman’s football squad begins Olympic quest
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Olympic football squad is in Haiti competing in the first round of the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. Cayman is playing matches against St Kitts and Nevis, Barbados and host country, Haiti, in Group 1 of the draw for participating Caribbean Football Union (CFU) teams. Renard Moxam, director of national teams, said […]
Football season kicks off with Charity Shield
(CNS): Premier league champions Scholars International SC and FA Cup holders Cayman Athletic SC will kick off the local premier league football season next month with the annual Charity Shield match. Despite the controversies dogging the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), the teams and fans will be looking forward to the return of the game […]
CIFA plans to elevate women’s game
(CNS): The beleaguered local football association is hoping to raise the importance of the women’s game by introducing a female charity shield match and moving the senior league schedule to Sunday evenings alongside the men’s game. In a circular released by the acting CIFA president, Bruce Blake, who is now working full-time at the association […]
U-15 team set for quarterfinals at CFU championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Under-15 Boys National Team has secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the Caribbean Football Union Championships against Antigua & Barbuda, after a resounding 8-0 victory over Anguilla on Monday, 10 August. The win put Cayman at the top of Group 1, thanks to goals from Nicholas Chung (second minute), Gonzalo […]
Cayman’s U-15 team leads group at CFU championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Under-15 Boys National Football Team has won its first two matches in the group stage of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championships in Anguilla, beating St. Lucia 2-0 on Saturday, 8 August, and the US Virgin Islands 4-0 the following day.
National U-15 footballers head for CFU Championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Under-15 National Boys Football Team will be competing in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championships taking place in St. Maarten and Anguilla from 8-16 August. With the traditional CONCACAF Under-15 Championships postponed this year, the CFU has organised a scaled-down version of the competition with 12 countries participating.
