Five players selected with Malta U17

by Ayrton Galea - 24th October 2017

Five Birkirkara FC Youth Academy players namely goalkeeper Amara Sylla, Glenn Attard, Sebastian Grech, Paul Mbong and Carlo Zammit Lonardelli have been selected with the Under-17's National Team for the UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifying tournament, being staged in Malta between the 26 October and 1 November.

Malta, who will face Belgium, Northern Ireland and Switzerland in Group 1, meet Belgium in their opening match at the Centenary Stadium this Thursday at 11am. The second match, also on Thursday, sees Northern Ireland take on Switzerland at 2pm, at the Centenary Stadium.

The second matchday, on Sunday, 29 October, kicks off with the clash between Belgium and Northern Ireland at 11am followed by the match between Switzerland and Malta at 2pm. Both matches will be staged at the Centenary Stadium.

The tournament comes to end on Wednesday, 1 November with the final two group matches – Switzerland vs Belgium at the National Stadium, and Malta vs Northern Ireland at the Centenary Stadium. The two games kick off simultaneously at 11am.

We would like to congratulate our players while wishing the Under-17's National Team all the best of luck.

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