The ASA National Youth team will be taking part in the European Junion waterpolo championships (Men) being held between tomorrow and Sunday in Kiev, Ukraine.

The championships are organised by the LEN every two years and participating athletes may be from 15 to 17 years old.

The draws for this competition were held last January and Malta will compete in Qualification Group D together with host country Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic and Israel.

Three other qualification groups will be played simultaneously in Antwerp (Belgium), Odense (Denmark) and Elektrinai (Lithuania).

The top two placed teams in each of the four qualifying groups will join the eight nations who placed first to eighth in the 2009 Championships. The final round will be played in Rijeka (Croatia) commencing 11 September 2011.

ASA national junior coach Karl Izzo and his assistant Anthony Farrugia announced the squad of 13 players who shall be representing Malta in these championships:

It is the following: Robert Leuellen, Michael Paris, Keith Galea, Aleandro Mifsud, Edward Meli, Kai Dowling (vice-captain), Matthew Fenech, Kyle Debattista, Nicholas Portelli, Diego Borg, Luke Caruana, Dino Zammit (captain) and Marc Grech.

The Maltese contingent will be led by ASA vice president Alan Bonello who will be joined by national junior coach Karl Izzo, his assistant Anthony Farrugia and physiotherapist Pierre Borg.