ANGUS Eve has quit as Trinidad and Tobago’s senior women’s football team head coach.
And dropped from the squad for its first competitive match in almost two years—an upcoming friendly international against Jamaica—is Asha James, a harsh critic of the handling of the national women’s outfit by the TTFA.
James, one of the few in the set-up who has played overseas in recent years, and arguably T&T’s top midfielder, has been cut from the squad ahead of their clash against the Reggae Girls next Tuesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
The match serves as a warm-up ahead of the opening round of World Cup qualifiers. T&T has been drawn in Group F along with El Salvador, Honduras, and Barbados. The first match of that campaign is set for November 20 away to Barbados.
James had complained in several social media posts about the TTFA’s disdainful treatment of the women’s programme. Inactive since December 2023, the “Women Warriors” have not played a single match during the Kieron Edwards-led administration assumed office.
“The fact that the women’s senior team has World Cup qualifiers starting in a little over two months (November). Yet still without a head coach,” James noted prior to Eve’s appointment.

“For me as a player it says a lot, when you see the president making comments like ‘there’s ample time to get ready’,” James had noted previously, adding, “Yet gave the senior men’s team almost a year with a coach to gain some momentum & chemistry. Whilst the women are dormant.” Now, a mere two weeks after expressing confidence that he could get the team past its opening round group and the through to the final round of qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, came unconfirmed news that Eve had walked away.
Eve was hired as the T&T women’s coach late last month, with former Defence Force coach Densill Theobald as his assistant. On October 4, Eve named a 35-member training squad in preparation for the Jamaica friendly and the subsequent CONCACAF Women’s qualifiers.
Subsequently on a radio programme, TTFA president Edwards also confirmed two other appointments, previously unknown England-based Damian Briggs as another assistant-coach and former captain Maylee Attin-Johnson as manager.
Seeking confirmation as to the authenticity of the resignation letter, calls were made to high-profile members of the TTFA executive. Calls to both TTFA president Edwards and third vice-president Osmond Downer went unanswered. TTFA first vice-president Colin Murray did answer, but could not confirm Eve’s resignation.
“We saw the letter,” Murray said. Is it genuine? the question was posed. “Nobody knows,” Murray said, “I don’t know why he would quit.”
Several calls to Eve himself, and also to assistant Theobald also went unanswered, while Jinelle James, Director of the T&T women’s team, could not be reached for comment. Eve’s unconfirmed resignation came in an unsigned letter dated October 19, 2025, and addressed to Jinelle James.