{"id":51162,"date":"2025-09-05T18:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=51162"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:46:56","slug":"swieqi-united-take-on-mgarr-united-in-assikura-womens-super-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/swieqi-united-take-on-mgarr-united-in-assikura-womens-super-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Swieqi United take on Mgarr United in Assikura Women\u2019s Super Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first silverware of the 2025-26 domestic women\u2019s season will be up for grabs on Sunday as Swieqi United and M\u0121arr United cross paths in the Assikura Women\u2019s Super Cup at the Centenary Stadium\u00a0(kick-off: 6pm).<\/em><\/p>\n

Swieqi, the reigning league champions, will be aiming to retain the trophy after last year\u2019s triumph over Birkirkara.<\/p>\n

Dorianne Theuma\u2019s side enter this tie on the back of an emphatic 8-1 win against San \u0120wann, with new signing Salamatu Abdulai, former Ghana U20 international, hitting a hat-trick.<\/p>\n

The Owls were also active in the transfer market, bolstering their squad with the arrivals of Valentina Rapa, Bulgarian international Aleksandra Yaneva, and Maltese forward Sara Saliba, formerly of Pomigliano and Milan.<\/p>\n

Their season had kicked off early with a UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League campaign, where they claimed a win over Moldova\u2019s Anenii Noi before bowing out against Slovakia\u2019s Spartak Myjava.<\/p>\n

M\u0121arr, meanwhile, are eyeing their first-ever Super Cup success, having earned their place in the competition after lifting the domestic cup \u2013 their maiden trophy in women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n

The Greens made a statement in their opening league fixture by defeating Swieqi 2-0, courtesy of goals from their dynamic attacking duo Josline N\u2019Guessan and Valeria Villegas.<\/p>\n

French striker N\u2019Guessan, a summer addition, has hit the ground running with goals in her first two matches, while Villegas, one of last season\u2019s standout performers, underlined her importance with a brace in last week\u2019s 5-0 win over Valletta.<\/p>\n

Last season, encounters between Swieqi and M\u0121arr proved finely balanced, with each side registering two wins apiece and the other two clashes ending in stalemates.<\/p>\n

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The first silverware of the 2025-26 domestic women\u2019s season will be up for grabs on Sunday as Swieqi United and M\u0121arr United cross paths in the Assikura Women\u2019s Super Cup at the Centenary Stadium\u00a0(kick-off: 6pm). Swieqi, the reigning league champions, will be aiming to retain the trophy after last year\u2019s triumph over Birkirkara. Dorianne Theuma\u2019s […]<\/p>\n

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