Malta’s national Blackball teams are preparing to take part in the 2026 Nations Cup, which will be held this year at the Europa Sports Complex in Gibraltar.
Four Maltese teams will travel this Saturday on a long journey involving two flights. The teams are the Men’s A team, Men’s B team, Under-23 team, and Over-40s team.
The Men’s A team is led by Clevion Micallef and includes Clayton Castaldi, Wayne Pace, Johan Attard, Mevrick Zammit, Miguel Amato, Lydan Debono and Gary Carr.
The Men’s B team includes Glenn Axiaq, Liam Mifsud, Luke Said, Shaun Attard, Gabriel Vella and Philip Gatt.
The Under-23 team is made up of Nick Muscat, Nordai Desira, Casdy Vella, Steven Muscat, Chaylon Castaldi and Matthias Debono. The team is coached by Duncan Edwards.
The Over-40s team, who are the current European champions, includes Jeffrey Farrugia, Stephen Mangion, Jesmond Schembri, Antoine Aquilina, Chris Tabone and Joseph Tabone. The team is led by Darren Micallef.
The competition will take place from 12 to 19 April and will include 16 countries. These are Malta, Australia, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Shetland, Catalonia, Norway, Reunion Island and Spain.
The Malta Blackball Federation is taking part with support from SportMalta through the “International Participation Scheme”, which helps cover costs for international competitions.
