U-17 TEAM TO MEET WALES IN TWO FRIENDLY MATCHES

The Malta Under 17 team, like the senior and Under-21 sides, will also be in full playing swing this week when they are due to face their Welsh counterparts in Newport on Tuesday 20th  and Thursday 22nd  in two friendlies. These matches will be in preparation ahead of the team’s competitive engagements later on this year.  Head coach Sergio Soldano, assisted by Noel Turner, will be able to assess his units at this early stage of the season as well as integrate them collectively. He will draw on a number of new promising faces from our league teams across the board and provide them with an opportunity to gain international experience.The team has had several physical and technical sessions during the hot months and will now be relishing what should be a cooler environment, in the new Welsh Technical Centre at Newport. Soldano hopes his lads will draw on their abilities to produce sound performances which could reap satisfactory results against a country boasting of a higher international standing. The group will be headed by Robert Gatt, Head MFA Technical Centre, who will be accompanied by team manager Jesmond Abela, Manager, Technical Centre, besides the coaches and other technical personnel.