Malta’s women national team set for training camp in Austria

National Team Women
by Antoine Busuttil
The Malta women’s squad will travel to Austria on Tuesday for a five-day training camp.
Mark Gatt, the national women’s coach, has selected a squad of 20 players for the training camp, being held in Koessen, the same town where the men’s senior national team had a seven-day training camp earlier this year.

This pre-season training camp is intended to aid the women’s national team’s preparations for their two friendly matches against Hungary at the Centenary Stadium in October.

Gatt’s team will be playing two friendly matches in Austria, the first against division one side FC Wacker Innsbruck this Thursday. and the second, two days later, against SV Angerberg.

In their last two outings, both friendly matches played earlier this year, the Malta women’s side lost 1-0 to Estonia but bounced back to win the second meeting 4-1 at the Centenary Stadium.

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MALTA WOMEN’S SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Janice Xuereb (Birkirkara); Rachelle Lynn Borg (Mġarr United); Maria Xuereb (Luxol Raiders).

Defenders: Stephania Farrugia (Birkirkara); Maia Melanie Debono, Charlene Marie Cassia (both Mġarr United); Jade Flask, Charlene Zammit, Rebecca Bajada (all Hibernians); Nicole Sciberras (AS Grifone Giallo Verde, Italy).

Midfielders: Simone Buttigieg, Yolande Attard (both Swieqi United); Dorianne Theuma, Shona Zammit, Emma Xuereb (all Hibernians); Maria Farrugia (Gozo), Andrea Faye Zammit (Luxol Raiders).

Forwards: Ylenia Ann Carabott (Birkirkara); Martina Borg (ASD Fortitudo Mozzacane, Italy); Roxanne Micallef (Mġarr United).