Smith, SSFL express sadness over Adams’ death

Adams was not only a member of the Signal Hill family, but was a key member of the Trinidad and Tobago Girls Under- 15 team which participated at the CONCACAF Under 15 Women’s Championship at Disney, Orlando last year. The teen was found murdered on Saturday morning in Courland, Tobago.

“We all know that Ms Adams had a bright future in football. She was shortlisted to be a member of the Girls’ Under 17 team, at a time when Women’s football is moving to greater heights. We are still at a loss as to how and why her life was cut short at 15. We would never know how far Ms Adams would have gone if her life was not taken away so callously,” Azaad Mohammed-Khan, SSFL General Secreatry, said.

Sports Minister Darryl SmMith also extended his sympathy to Adams’ family.

“As a father of three daughters, I cannot imagine the grief Abiela’s family must be going through and I pray for their healing and in the long term, for justice. Pour all your sorrow into supporting each other, as teammates do on the field of play. As the Minister responsible for Sport, I will continue to advocate for and create opportunities for the inclusion and full participation of young persons, particularly women and girls in sport, as Abiela was in both football and cricket. Trinidad and Tobago, we all need to protect our women and girls. The current state of affairs cannot continue,” he said.