National coach Pietro Ghedin named a provisional 22-man squad for the friendly match against Jordan which will be played at the Maltepe Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday 11th November, kick-off at 13:00 CET.

The squad includes two new faces – Floriana’s Emanuel Briffa and Tarxien’s Luke Montebello.

This friendly match should be the first of a series of friendly matches before next year’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers which kick-off in September 2016. Malta is expected to play another four friendly matches in 2016 – one in March, two in May and another one in August, possible all away from home.

The players selected by Ghedin are:
goalkeepers Henry Bonello (Valletta), Andrew Hogg (Kalloni);
defenders Andrei Agius (Hibernians), Steve Borg (Aris Limassol), Emmanuel Briffa (Floriana), Ryan Camenzuli (Birkirkara), Ryan Camilleri (Valletta), Zach Muscat (Birkirkara), Clayton Failla (Hibernians), Joseph Zerafa (Birkirkara);
midfielders Roderick Briffa (Valletta), Llywelyn Cremona (Valletta), Gareth Sciberras (Birkirkara), Paul Fenech (Birkirkara), Andre’ Schembri (Omonia Nicosia), Rowen Muscat (Birkirkara), Bjorn Kristensen (Hibernians), Clyde Borg (Floriana);
forwards Michael Mifsud (Sliema Wanderers), Luke Montebello (Tarxien Rainbows), Terence Vella (Qormi), Alfred Effiong (Balzan)