T&T senior women's team received their match wages late Friday, for the recent FIFA Intercontinental Women's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.
Cheques were provided to players present in Trinidad while team manager Vernetta Flanders and captain Maylee Attin-Johnson collected for those who are away from Trinidad currently.
The match fee per player was $3,200 and stipend total of $4,480 was provided. In addition, the TTFA has made available a gratuity of $3,200, which will be wired to both players and members of the technical staff.
Team manager Flanders expressed gratitude on behalf of the "Women Soca Warriors" to the TTFA for the payments; which represent the first ever match fee collected by women's senior national team players.
"It's been a long campaign for everyone on the team including players and staff and we wish to say thank you to the TTFA and those who ensured the players in particular were able to receive their payments before the holiday period. The experience has been one of a lifetime for everyone in the team and again we appreciate the efforts of the association," Flanders said.
TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee said that he was pleased that the TTFA was able to complete the payments, also expressing gratitude to the Government for its partnership with the TTFA during the campaign including the $50,000 bonus the TTFA initiated in its discussions with Minister of Sport Rupert Griffith and Minister of National Security Gary Griffith.
Tim Kee also said that coach Randy Waldrum has already submitted a plan for next year going forward for the national women's programme with proposed training matches early next year and preparations for the Pan American Games in Canada in August.