The Malta National Under 17 squad has travelled to Trieste on Thursday to take part in the Trofeo Nereo Rocco in Trieste. The boys born in 2005/6, under the helm of Coach Ivan Woods will be playing in Group A and will face HNK Rijeka, Bologna and Udinese.
The boys and the staff are really looking forward to play football once again since they have missed out on a number of commitments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Football for these ages has been forced to stop for a couple of months now and this competition is seen as a return to normality. The competition spans over 6 days and will give these youngsters the much needed match practice. The 20-man squad to represent Malta in this tournament are: Goalkeepers Domnic Vella (Birkirkara); Niklas Vella (Balzan) DefendersAndrew Apap Bologna (Luxol St. Andrews); Sven Scerri (Hamrun Spartans); Myron Micallef (San Gwann FC); Ivin Farrugia (Pietà Hotspurs); Jayden Ohaka (Hibernians); Josiah Mallia (Valletta FC); Isaiah Chukunyere (Hibernians); Timothy Cassar Torregiani (Luxol St Andrews); Kian Vella (Hamrun Spartans) Midfielders Timothy Cachia (Luxol St Andrews); Lucas Caruana (Hibernians); Kian Leonardi (Pietà Hotspurs); Kaiden Fenech (BirkirkaraFC); Raul Formosa (FlorianaFC) Offensive Players Russell Caruana (MostaFC); Ensell Attard (MostaFC); Zak Barbara (VallettaFC); Sean Gatt (Luxol St Andrews)