{"id":48065,"date":"2025-05-28T19:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=48065"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:10:05","slug":"tesse-calls-up-squad-for-crucial-uefa-womens-nations-league-matches-with-cyprus-and-andorra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/tesse-calls-up-squad-for-crucial-uefa-womens-nations-league-matches-with-cyprus-and-andorra\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesse calls up squad for crucial UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League matches with Cyprus and Andorra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manuela Tesse, the National Women\u2019s National Team Coach, has named a squad of 25 players for the final two UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League matches, at home to Cyprus this Friday and away to Andorra (3rd June).<\/p>\n

Malta is once again on the brink of achieving promotion to League B of the UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League. With two matches to go, the WNT top Group C2 with nine points from four games, ahead of Cyprus (seven points), Andorra (four), and Georgia (four).<\/p>\n

Malta face Cyprus this Friday knowing that a win would send them five points clear of their opponents and seal a second consecutive promotion in the UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League.<\/p>\n

The morale of the Malta players is high after back-to-back wins over Georgia in April significantly boosted their prospects of winning the group.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s home match also marks a return for the Malta Women\u2019s National Team to the National Stadium, their first appearance there in many years.<\/p>\n

Tesse\u2019s squad selection sees the return of experienced Birkirkara defender Stephania Farrugia, who had been sidelined due to an ACL injury sustained last September.<\/p>\n

Friday’s match at the National Stadium kicks off at 19:00. \u00a0Four days later, on Tuesday, June 3, Malta will take on the much-improved Andorra at the Camp de Futbol Municipal d’Encamp, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00.<\/p>\n

Both matches will be broadcast live \u2014 Friday\u2019s game on TVM Sport+ and Tuesday\u2019s away fixture on TVMNews+.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Friday\u2019s home match can be purchased at tickets.mfa.com.mt<\/a><\/p>\n

The Malta Women’s National Team squad called up by Coach Tesse is as follows:<\/p>\n

GOALKEEPERS
\n<\/strong>Maya Cachia (Birkirkara FC), Patricia\u00a0Ebejer\u00a0(Mgarr\u00a0United FC), Janice Xuereb (Birkirkara FC)<\/p>\n

DEFENDERS
\n<\/strong>Rebecca Bajada (Mgarr\u00a0United FC), Fiona Buttigieg (Luton Town Ladies FC, England),\u00a0Stephania Farrugia\u00a0(Birkirkara FC), Oceane Grange (RC Roubaix\u00a0Wervicq\u00a0F\u00e9minin,\u00a0France), Emma Lipman (Genoa FC, Italy), Maya Lucia (AP\u00a0OrlensGdansk, Poland), Valentina Rapa (Birkirkara FC), Emma Xuereb (Swieqi\u00a0United FC), Charlene Zammit (Birkirkara FC).<\/p>\n

MIDFIELDERS
\n<\/strong>Jana Barbara (FC Schalke 04, Germany), Rachel Cuschieri (Genoa FC, Italy), Alexandra\u00a0Gatt\u00a0(York City Ladies, England), Ann Marie Said (Mgarr\u00a0United FC), Nicole Sciberras (Hibernians FC), Gabriella Zahra (Birkirkara FC), Shona Zammit (Swieqi\u00a0United FC).<\/p>\n

FORWARDS
\n<\/strong>Haley Bugeja (FC\u00a0Internazionale\u00a0Milano, Italy), Lexine Farrugia (AS Roma Women, Italy), Maria Farrugia (Sheffield United FC, England), Kailey Willis (Venezia FC\u00a0Femminile, Italy), Leah Ayres (Hibernians FC), Yulya Carella (Mgarr\u00a0United FC).<\/p>\n

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Manuela Tesse, the National Women\u2019s National Team Coach, has named a squad of 25 players for the final two UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League matches, at home to Cyprus this Friday and away to Andorra (3rd June). Malta is once again on the brink of achieving promotion to League B of the UEFA Women\u2019s Nations League. […]<\/p>\n

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