The tenth edition of the Malta Football Awards will be held on Saturday the 28th of May at the Malta Fairs and Conference Centre, it was announced at a press conference yesterday.

This year’s edition of the popular football awards ceremony will also re-introduce the much coveted Referees Award after a seven year hiatus, Events Services director and main event organiser Sandro Micallef said yesterday.

Micallef said that this was an important event for the company after ten years of successful organisation and a large number of winners over the decade. He said that there will be 19 awards in total with the main ones being those for Best Goal and Best Save for which six entries in each category have already been shortlisted although he stressed that the list could change anytime at the discretion of the organizing committee.

Micallef explained that the seating for the event would include a round table type for special gusts and normal tiered seating which can be purchased by the general public for the price of €15. The event will be presented by three well known sports journalists, Catherine Micallef, Simon Farrugia and Rodney Vassallo.

The press conference was also addressed by Go plc’s Communications Manager Vanessa McDonald who revealed that the company would be sponsoring the award for Best Goal and Best Veteran Player.

The awards in the Tenth Edition of the GO Malta Football Awards will be as follows:

1. Best Goalkeeper

2. Best Defender

3. Best Midfielder

4. Best Striker

5. Most Promising Youngster

6. Best Coach

7. Best Foreign Player

8. Best Maltese Player

9. Best Goal of the Season

10. Best Save of the Season

11. Best Futsal Player 1st Div

12. Best GFA Player 1st Div

13. Best First Division Player

14. Best Second Division Player

15. Best Third Division Player

16. Best Premier Veteran Player (aged 36 and over)

17. Best Women’s League Player 1st Div

18. Best Referee

19. Special Career Award/s