Category: Youth Football

15 September 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

France prove too strong for women’s Under-17 national team

The Malta women’s Under-17 national team lost 6-0 to France in the opening match of Group 3 of the first qualifying round of teh UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Spartak Stadion in Mogilev, Belarus on Sunday. Noemie Mouchon put… Read more

11 September 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Dorianne Theuma names women’s Under-17 squad for qualifiers

The Malta women’s Under-17 team head to Belarus on Friday to play in the 2020 UEFA Women’s U-17 Championship qualifying round, between September 15 and 21. Hosts Belarus, France and Iceland are Malta’s opponents in Group 3. Coach Dorianne Theuma,… Read more

8 September 201910 September 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Two draws for Under-19 side against Azerbaijan

The Malta Under-19 national team met Azerbaijan in two friendly matches at the MFA Training Grounds on Thursday and Saturday. Both matches ended in draws. These games were part of the team’s preparation ahead of the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying… Read more

29 August 201930 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Trofeo Nereo Rocco: Under-17 side ends commitments with a win

The Malta Under-17 national team ended its commitments with a win in Group C of the Trofeo Nereo Rocco to finish third in a group which included SSC Napoli, Pordenone Calcio and WAC Karnten. In the first match on Tuesday,… Read more

28 August 201928 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Youth FA organises annual seminar

The Youth Football Association held its annual seminar on Saturday August 24th at The Palace Hotel, Sliema, during which themes affecting nursery coaches and administrators were discussed. Following an introductory speech by YFA president Fr Hilary Tagliaferro during which he… Read more

26 August 201926 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-17s to take part in Trofeo Nereo Rocco

The Malta Under-17 team is currently in Italy to take part in the annual Trofeo Nereo Rocco. Malta Under-17 coach Noel Turner named a squad of 20 players for this tournament which is intended to boost the squad’s preparations for… Read more

17 August 201918 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-15s lose final game to Wales

The Malta U15 team concluded their commitments at the UEFA U15 Development Tournament with a match against hosts Wales at Colliers Park. After going in for the half-time break 1-0 down, the Maltese youngsters tried hard to get back into… Read more

15 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Heavy defeat for Under-15s

The Malta Under-15 national team found the going tough in their second match of the UEFA Development Tournament in Wales losing 5-0 to a clinical Cyprus team. The boys performed yet another gutsy performance with a balanced first 40 minutes… Read more

14 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Youth Knock-Out Competition preliminary and first round draws 2019/20

The draws for the Preliminary Round and the First Round of the Youth Knock-Out Competition 2019/20 were held on Wednesday at the MFA Headquarters, Ta’ Qali. Teams from Sections C, D and E were involved in the draw. Preliminary Round… Read more

13 August 201914 August 2019 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-15s lose 2-3 to Northern Ireland

The Malta Under-15 national team suffered a 3-2 loss against Northern Ireland in their first match from the UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament in Wales on Tuesday. This is the first experience at this level where the boys are given the… Read more