Basketball: U16 European Championships Men & Women Division C Malta 2014

After intensive discussions, the Malta Basketball Association managed to attract to our country both European basketball leagues below the age of sixteen, Division C (men and women), which will be held between 30th June and 5th July 2014 inside the basketball pavilion Ta' Qali.

These leagues are organized by the International Federation of the European Basketball (FIBA Europe) and for the year 2014, will be kept in Malta. Malta will participate in both the men's tournament, as well as women's league.

The Malta Basketball Association is very optimistic that the Maltese national teams can bring positive results. That is why in recent days, it launched the slogan for both teams with the same purpose: "TWO TEAMS, ONE DREAM."

The public is encouraged to attend the games in Ta 'Qali and gives its support to the two Maltese teams.

The girls team will be at the helm of coach Sandro Farrugia will be composed of the following players:

Sophie Abela, Danielle Agius, Nicole Agius, Raisa Calleja, Kirsty Caruana, Lara Caruana Montaldo, Kristy Galea, Emma Magrin, Kimberly Pirotta, Marie Elise Pollacco, Laura Vella, Noelene Vella

The men's team will be once again under the guidance of the Italian coach Gabriele Alesse who chose these players:

Paul Attard, Bartolo Benoit, Isaac Bonett, Kurt Camilleri, Kurt Cassar, Alec Felice Pace, Matthew Gouder, Thomas Grech, Francesco Mifsud Bonnici, Luca Stefanovic, Julian Wait, Reuben Xuereb

Both teams have been preparing for this competition for the last months and the training was more freqient in the last days with sessions in the morning and in the evening. The MBA is convinced that both sets of players will do their best to give more success to the Association who is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year.

Fixtures

30 June 16:30 Women Malta - Gibraltar

30 June 18:45 Men Andora - Malta

1 July 18:15 Women Wales - Malta

2 July 16:00 Men Malta - Wales

4 July 16:00 Women Malta - Andorra

4 July 18:15 Men San Marino - Malta

5 July 16:00 Men Malta - Gibraltar

5 July 18:15 Women Scotland - Malta