National Teams Head Coach Emilio De Leo has announced the final 28-man Malta squad for the upcoming October international window, which includes a 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifier against Group G leaders the Netherlands, followed by a home friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Malta will first host the Netherlands on Thursday, 9 October, at 20:45 at the National Stadium, Ta’ Qali. The team will then return to the same venue on Sunday, 12 October, at 19:00, to face Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 in an international friendly.
Paul Mbong (FK Čukarički) and Zach Muscat (Chaves FC) will both miss the qualifier against the Netherlands due to suspension but will be available for selection in the friendly match three days later.
The squad also features the return of veteran defender Steve Borg (Valletta FC), who will make his final appearance for the national team in the Bosnia and Herzegovina fixture. The match will serve as a testimonial for Borg, honouring a distinguished international career spanning more than a decade representing Malta in red.
The final selected squad :
Goalkeepers
Henry Bonello (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Rashed Al Tumi (Sliema Wanderers FC), James Sissons (Chesterfield FC – ENG).
Defenders
Zach Muscat* (Chaves FC – POR), Juan Carlos Corbalan (Marsaxlokk FC), Kurt Shaw (Sorrento FC – ITA), Enrico Pepe (Marsaxlokk FC), Jean Borg (Sliema Wanderers FC), Steve Borg** (Valletta FC), Gabriel Mentz (Gżira United FC), Kean Scicluna (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Ryan Camenzuli (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Myles Beerman (Sliema Wanderers FC).
Midfielders
Matthew Guillaumier (Panserraikos FC – GRE), Brandon Diego Paiber (Valletta FC), Alexander Satariano (Athens Kallithea FC – GRE), Yannick Yankam (Valletta FC), Teddy Teuma (Stade de Reims FC – FRA), Adam Magri Overend (Sliema Wanderers FC), Andrew Borg (Gżira United FC).
Forwards
Joseph E. Mbong (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Jodi Jones (Notts County FC – ENG), Paul Mbong* (FK Čukarički – SRB), Ilyas Chouaref (Sion FC – SUI), Irvin Cardona (AS Saint-Étienne – FRA), Basil Tenywa Tuma (Reading FC – ENG), Keyon Ewurum (Valletta FC), Kemar Reid (Birkirkara FC).
*suspended for the match against the Netherlands
** is only available for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzergovina
