In a significant administrative shift, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has named Devin Elcock as its acting technical director, filling the vacancy created by Anton Corneal’s departure three months earlier. The appointment was formally announced on December 20, following executive committee approval on December 12.
Elcock, who previously served as assistant coach at AC Port of Spain, will now oversee the technical direction, coordination, and strategic alignment of TTFA’s football development programs. His responsibilities include collaborating with coaches, technical staff, and stakeholders across all levels of Trinidad and Tobago’s football ecosystem.
The newly appointed technical director brings substantial experience from various roles within Trinidad and Tobago’s national youth programs over the past decade. His journey includes positions ranging from equipment manager to assistant coach. Most notably, Elcock worked alongside Shawn Cooper as an assistant coach during both the 2023 and 2025 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 qualifying campaigns.
Domestically, Elcock built his reputation through extensive involvement with Defence Force, where he contributed to the club’s coaching staff during their historic TT Premier Football League title victory in 2023. The team subsequently secured the knockout trophy in the same season. Following his October 2024 departure from Defence Force alongside coaching colleagues Lloyd Andrews and Hutson “Baba” Charles, Elcock joined AC Port of Spain, the 2023/24 TTPFL champions.
TTFA President Kieron Edwards expressed confidence in the appointment, highlighting Elcock’s “continuity, institutional knowledge and strong understanding of our technical pathway” as valuable assets. Edwards emphasized expectations for “steady leadership during this period” of transition.
The association’s announcement did not specify the duration of Elcock’s interim appointment or indicate when a permanent technical director might be named. Corneal, who first assumed the technical director role in 2012, had served multiple tenures in the position before his September departure.