Month: December 2020

2 December 202012 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

National Amateur Cup: Melita, Zabbar reach quarter-finals

Melita and Zabbar St. Patrick were the last two teams to reach the quarter-finals of the National Amateur Cup, therefore joining Mellieha, Msida St. Joseph, Siggiewi, Kalkara United, Zurrieq and Birzebbuga St. Peter’s, as they registered wins over Ghaxaq and… Read more

2 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Gilbert Agius appointed interim coach of Valletta

Following the resignation of Jesmond Zerafa from the post of coach, Valletta FC have announced that Gilbert Agius has been appointed as interim coach. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Valletta FC committee on Tuesday. The former… Read more

2 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

MFA allocates €537,000 for club assistance schemes

The Malta FA has allocated a budget of €537,000 for three club assistance programmes – the Facility Maintenance Scheme, Clubs Administrator Scheme and the Development Pot. Thanks to the Facility Maintenance scheme, which has a fund of €106,000, member clubs… Read more

2 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

National Amateur Cup: Mellieha, Msida reach quarter-finals

Mellieha and Msida St. Joseph joined Siggiewi, Kalkara United, Zurrieq and Birzebbuga St. Peter’s in the quarter-finals of the National Amateur Cup as they both registered wins in matches from the Round of 16 at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday.… Read more

1 December 20202 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

MoU with Premier and Challenge League clubs

The Malta FA has appointed a working group to discuss and draft a Memorandum of Understanding with Premier League and Challenge League clubs, especially with regards to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. The terms of reference of the working group,… Read more

1 December 20202 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team ends commitments in style with a second consecutive win away from home

The Malta women’s national team ended its commitments in Group B of the UEFA Women’s EURO qualifying round with a 2-0 win over Israel at the Ramat Gan National Stadium in Ramat Gan, Israel on Tuesday. This second win away… Read more

1 December 20201 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

FA Trophy 2020/21 to kick-off in mid-December

The FA Trophy 2020/21 will kick-off in the weekend of the 15th to the 17th December with the matches from the Preliminary Round. The format of the competition has been change and as from this season, the FA Trophy is… Read more

1 December 20201 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

One-match ban for six Premier League players

Six Premier League players were handed a one-match ban by the MFA Disciplinary Commissioner. Gabriel Bohrer Mentz, Martin Davis and Amadou Samb (Gzira), Clayton Failla (Mosta), Diego Albanese and Fernando Jose Gomes Junior (Zejtun) are ruled out of this weekend’s… Read more

1 December 20201 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Decision over host country for UEFA Under-19 Championship 2023/24 delayed to early 2021

A decision over the host country for the UEFA Under-19 Championship which was due to be taken this month has been delayed to Q1 of 2021. The Malta Football Association applied to host the competition. If Malta wins the bid,… Read more

1 December 20202 December 2020 by Antoine Busuttil

Birkirkara eye the three points from clash with Tarxien

Birkirkara will be aiming for the three points as they take on Tarxien Rainbows at the Hibernians Stadium, kick-off at 19:00. The Stripes returned to winning ways during the weekend thanks to a fine 3-0 win over Gudja United but… Read more