Malta Under 21 head coach Davide Mazzotta has named his final 24-player squad for the upcoming UEFA European Under 21 Championship qualifiers against Greece and Georgia.
Malta will first face group leaders Greece on Friday, 27 March at the Municipal Stadium of Livadia, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00 CET. The match will be broadcast live on TVMSport+.
Mazzotta’s side will then travel to Georgia for another away fixture on Tuesday, 31 March, with that match set to kick off at 16:00 CET at the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in Kutaisi. The game will be shown live on TVMSport.mt.
These two difficult away matches offer Malta another important opportunity to continue their development and test themselves against strong opposition in Group F.
After initially naming a 31 player provisional squad, Mazzotta has now reduced the group to 24 players. Among the notable inclusions are James Sissons and Shaisen Attard, both of whom had originally been included in the provisional squad of the senior national team.
The selected squad sees a mix of local based and overseas talent across all departments, with three goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders and six forwards chosen for the double header.
Malta Under 21 final squad
Goalkeepers
Hugo Sacco, Karl Sargent, James Sissons
Defenders
Deacon Abela, Jake Vassallo, Tristan Viviani, Kean Scicluna, Nikita Shchepetkin, Mattias Ellul, Sven Xerri, Nathan Cross
Midfielders
Andrew Borg, Kaiden Fenech, Lucas Caruana, Jake Grech, Daniel Letherby, Jake Micallef
Forwards
Nicholas Agius, Shaisen Attard, Kai Bartolo, Brooklyn Borg, Sean Gatt, Joshua Pitts, Gabriel Vella
Malta will be hoping to put in two strong performances as they continue their qualifying campaign against two demanding opponents away from home.
