00:00Tuko confirmed that two soccer giants will again be facing off against each other in the race for the roadmatch
00:07title,
00:08as they also face competition from artists who want to put their soccer stamp on the road and the Savannah
00:15stage on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
00:18The Trinbago Unified Calypso Union's organization announced on Carnival Saturday that 18 songs have been officially registered contenders for the
00:27national roadmatch competition for Carnival 2026.
00:31Bungee Garland's Still a Roadman is on the list for 2026 following his announcement that he registered the song on
00:38Carnival Friday for the roadmatch competition after previously and recently declared that he would not do so.
00:46Garland is a past roadmatch winner.
00:49Tuko's list of the 18 songs also includes Encore by Marshall Montano, who is seeking to win a record 12th
00:57roadmatch title which would break the late Lord Kitchener's record.
01:01Also on the list for 2026 is Care Behave by Voice, who is seeking his first roadmatch title.
01:09Other soccer songs registered for the 2026 roadmatch competition include Lego by J. Angel, Move Out the Way by Marshall
01:17Montano and Paris Coutain, Respectfully Yours by Full Blown, and Love on the Road by Brave Boy, as well as
01:24Euphoria by Second Star.
01:26Shutter Links registered two songs for the 2026 roadmatch competition, Beating Road and Drinker.
01:33As with any year, the debate among soccer lovers about the roadmatch starts before the competition and also among masqueraders
01:41after Carnival is over.
01:44However, Tuko is reminding the public that the roadmatch winner is determined by the song played the highest number of
01:51times at the designated judging points during the parade of the bands on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
01:59Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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