PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The entire staff of the Trinidad and Tobago senior national team has resigned, including assistant coach Hutson Charles and manager William Wallace, according to media reports here.

The resignations come in the wake of the sacking of Stephen Hart as head coach of the Soca Warriors by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) on Thursday.

Hart was fired as a result of T&T’s dismal start to the final round of CONCACAF 2018 World Cup.

The Guardian newspaper has reported that the other assistant coach, Derek King, was also expected to tender his resignation in the coming days.

Charles, the former Strike Squad midfielder, said he was forced to resign amid rumours that he and King were to be fired on December 1 by the TTFA.

“The president kept on questioning Hart on whether we were good enough, and although Hart responded in the affirmative every time, he still kept on enquiring about our ability,” Charles explained.

“There were senior officials who kept calling players after every training session and questioning them about the sessions, looking for ways to dismiss the coach. The TTFA placed too much pressure on the coach, who I still think is the man to carry the country to the World Cup.”

Earlier this month, T&T were beaten 2-0 by Costa Rica at the Hasley Crawford Stadium before suffering a 3-1 defeat to Honduras at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on November 15.