Category: Youth Football

28 December 202329 December 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Salamatu Abdulai, Francesca Bartolo win Assikura Women’s Youth League Player of the Month awards

Swieqi United’s Salamatu Abdulai and Valletta’s Francesca Bartolo won the Assikura Women’s Youth League Player of the Month awards for August/September and October/November 2023 respectively. Ghanian forward Salamatu Abdulai moved to Malta last January to play for Swieqi United. On… Read more

8 December 20239 December 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta drawn with Northern Ireland and Luxembourg in 2023/24 Women’s U17 EURO round 2 draw

Malta was drawn in Group B5 together with Northern Ireland and Luxembourg as the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship round 2 draw set the groups for both leagues to be played by 24 March. The Group B5 mini-tournament will be… Read more

26 November 202326 November 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Youth FA seminar discusses volunteering in sport

Volunteering in sport was the topic of a half-day seminar organised by the Youth Football Association at the Caritas Community Centre in Ħamrun on Saturday to commemorate 40 years of volunteering in the youth football sector. Since its inception back… Read more

23 November 202323 November 2023 by Antoine Busuttil

Josie Cassar appointed IFF Director (Administration)

The Inħobb Il-Futbol Foundation (IFF) has appointed Josie Cassar as Director of Administration. A former football player and grassroots coach, Ms Cassar is responsible for implementing the IFF Board’s strategic direction with a major focus on all administration matters, including… Read more

21 November 202322 November 2023 by Malta FA

Malta Under-19 ends UEFA Under-19 qualifiers with a draw with Kosovo

The Malta Under-19 team national team ended their commitments in the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round with a 2-2 draw with Kosovo at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday. It was a deserved point for Malta, who dominated the first half… Read more

18 November 202319 November 2023 by Malta FA

Under-19s beaten 0-3 by Slovakia

The Malta Under-19 national team lost 0-3 to Slovakia in another match from the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round at the Centenary Stadium on Saturday, despite a satisfying second half in which the team were very close to an equaliser.… Read more

15 November 202315 November 2023 by Malta FA

Positive performance for Under-19 side despite defeat to Ukraine

Despite losing 1-3 to Ukraine on Wednesday, Malta can look back on a positive opener in the 2024 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round group 7. The team led by coach Paul Gatt shared the exchanges for most of the match… Read more

31 October 202331 October 2023 by Malta FA

Under-17s end their commitments with a draw against North Macedonia

The Malta national Under-17 team has ended their UEFA commitments for the year with a draw against North Macedonia on Tuesday. It was a balanced game with could have gone either side, however, a draw can be considered as a… Read more

28 October 202329 October 2023 by Malta FA

Narrow defeat for Under-17 side against Slovakia

The Maltese Under-17 team responded well to their tough tournament opener against favourites Spain on Wednesday by giving Slovakia a good match on Saturday, with the visitors beating Malta by a solitary second half goal. Although the Slovaks saw more… Read more

25 October 202325 October 2023 by Malta FA

Spain prove too strong for Under-17 side

The Malta Under-17 side’s tournament opener was a tough one against the world class team of Spain, who are for decades producing fine-tuned talents, including this current Under-17 squad. They start as mini-tournament favourites, with the other two participants in… Read more