No less than five Premier League players were yesterday handed a one-match ban each by the MFA Disciplinary Board.

These are Adrian Mifsud (Floriana), Essien Mbong (Hibernians), Mark Pullicino (Msida SJ), Ilian Deanov (Pieta H.) and Rene Forace (Valletta).

In Division One, Naxxar Lions’ John Galea was suspended for two matches