Month: December 2016

29 December 201630 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

BOV GFA Player of the Month: Elton Vella wins November award

Kerċem Ajax midfielder Elton Vella won the BOV GFA Player of the Month award for November 2016. Elton was a protagonist in the two important victories obtained by Kerċem Ajax in the BOV Gozo Football League against SK Victoria Wanderers… Read more

24 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

MFA investigating alleged use of documents in abusive manner

The Malta Football Association issued a statement announcing that it has been informed that during the application process for the regularisation of foreign players in Malta with the relevant authorities, MFA documents may have been used in an abusive manner.… Read more

24 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Premier clubs call for any information regarding match-fixing to be forwarded to the police

The Premier Division Standing Committee issued a statement following the recent reports, allegations and investigations regarding match-fixing. Referring to the attacks on Birkirkara president Dr Adrian Delia, the PDSC expressed its full support and said that it will back Presidents… Read more

23 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Jacques Scerri appointed Hamrun Spartans coach

Hamrun Spartans announced that Jacques Scerri has been appointed as their new coach. Scerri will be assisted by Jonathan Holland assistant coach, analyst Ryan Pulis, physical trainer Gregory Degabriele, goalkeepers’ coach Reuben Debono. The rest of the technical staff is… Read more

23 December 201610 February 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta slips to 183rd in FIFA Ranking

Malta slipped another place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking to end 2016 in the 183rd place to set another negative record – the worst ever placing since the rankings were estabished in 1992. The national team is ranked 51st among… Read more

23 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team climbs five places in FIFA Ranking

The Malta women’s national team climbed five places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking to end 2016 in the 96th place. After being eliminated from the UEFA Women’s EURO last year, Malta was not involved in any qualifiers in 2016,… Read more

22 December 201623 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Futsal: Valletta, Luxol march on

Title challengers Luxol St Andrew’s and Valletta obtained important victories in the Gatorade Futsal League. Luxol beat Qrendi 22-0 to maintain their perfect start of the campaign. The St Andrew’s side hit the ground running, scoring comprehensively through Andy Mangion… Read more

22 December 201624 December 2016 by Antoine Busuttil

Marlene Christmas Festival 2016

Birkirkara FC Youth Academy will be holding the Marlene Christmas Festival 2015, on the 23, 24 and 26 December 2016, at its Training Centre in Birkirkara. This is the 26th consecutive edition of this Festival, making it one of the… Read more

21 December 201616 April 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Valletta turn defeat into victory to lift BOV Super Cup

Champions Valletta lifted the first major honour for season 2016/17 as they came from behind to beat FA Trophy winners Sliema Wanderers 2-1 in the BOV Super Cup at the National Stadium on Wednesday. This was the eleventh Super Cup… Read more

21 December 201614 January 2017 by Antoine Busuttil

Twelve Premier League players suspended

Twelve Premier League players were suspended following the weekend’s matches by the MFA Disciplinary Commissioner. Alfred Effiong (Balzan), Alex Muscat (Sliema) and Ugochukwo Stanley Akuta (Pembroke) were banned for two matches while Bojan Kaljevic and Elkin Serrano Valero (Balzan), Steve… Read more