Category: UEFA

18 April 202318 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-16s end commitments with a defeat to Iceland

The Malta Under-16 boys ended their UEFA Development Tournament commitments against a strong Iceland team, who made sure of the win thanks to an excellent first half display at the Tony Bezzina Stadium on Tuesday. The talented team from Northern… Read more

18 April 202319 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

2023 Under-19 EURO finals draw to be held on Wednesday

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals draw will be held on Wednesday at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta. The draw will split the eight contenders into two groups of four teams. Malta, making their debut in an Under-19 final tournament,… Read more

17 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Women Under-16 end commitments with a win

The Malta U16 girls team defeated the Faroe Islands on Monday to place second in this edition of the UEFA Development Tournament. They ended this adventure with 5 points, tied with Latvia, however Malta won the direct encounter. Slovakia who… Read more

15 April 202316 April 2023 by Malta FA

Under-16s beaten on penalties by Armenia following 2-2 draw

Armenia beat Malta in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the second game of the UEFA U16 Development Tournament on Saturday after a 2-2 draw. In order to comply with UEFA rules for such a tournament, coach Andrea Vella made… Read more

13 April 202314 April 2023 by Malta FA

Under-16s beaten by Estonia

The Malta Under-16 boys kicked off their UEFA Development Tournament this afternoon with a two nil defeat against Estonia, a score already reached at half-time. The team of coach Andreas Vella struggled to deal with the physical and fast Estonians,… Read more

12 April 202312 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s Under-16 side defeat Latvia on penalties

Sara Saliba cancelled Latvia’s lead to help Malta earn a hard-fought draw against Latvia in the opening game of this year’s UEFA Development Tournament. The two teams produced an end-to-end match with a lot of goalscoring opportunities for either side,… Read more

11 April 202312 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Kathleen Saliba names Women Under-16 squad ahead of UEFA Development Tournament

Malta Women Under 16 Coach Kathleen Saliba has named a squad of 20 players ahead of the Development Tournament that will be held in Malta between the 12th and 17th of April. Malta will be facing Latvia (12th at 11.00hrs), Slovakia (14th at 11:00hrs)… Read more

7 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s Under-19 side loses to Faroe Islands after having a player sent off

The Malta women’s Under-19 side lost 2-4 to the Faroe Islands in the second match from Group B4 of the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship Round 2 League B at the City Stadium in Abovyan, Armenia on Friday. Malena Olsen put… Read more

5 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta to host two UEFA Development Tournaments

The Malta FA has been entrusted by UEFA to host two UEFA Development Tournaments – for men Under-16 and women Under-16. The Women Under-16 Development Tournament will be played between April 12 and 17 at the Centenary Stadium. Taking part… Read more

5 April 20235 April 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Bjorn Vassallo fails to get elected to UEFA EXCO

Malta FA President Bjorn Vassallo failed to get elected to the UEFA Executive Committee following an election which was held during the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress in Lisbon, Portugal on Wednesday. Vassallo obtained 25 votes out of a possible 55.… Read more