PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Aggrieved Trinidad and Tobago national players and officials will have their outstanding salaries settled by today.
Cabinet approved the nearly TT$10 million for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation last Thursday, and Sports Minister Dr Rupert Griffith is now expected to disburse payments shortly.
This comes after Trinidadian players threatened to boycott Tuesday night’s CFU Caribbean Cup final, claiming they were tired of repeated broken promises to settle the outstanding salaries.
According to a government statement, the payment “will facilitate the clearing of a backlog of expenses related to the senior men’s national team.”
However, the released added: “These funds represent an unbudgeted addition to the annual subvention already allocated to the TTFA in the 2015 Budget.”
The government cheque will not only clear the salary arrears but will also cover salaries for technical staff for the next eight months.
Trinidad and Tobago went down to Jamaica in the final on penalties in the final of the Caribbean Cup at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
