Malta national coach John Buttigieg and his assistant Carmel Busuttil have named the following provisional squad of players for the forthcoming International friendly against the Central African Republic on 10 August at the National Stadium at 8.30pm.

Buttigieg is this season welcoiming back to his squad Alex Muscat of Sliema and Kenneth Scicluna of Valletta, who had not featured in the squad last season due to long term injuries.

Squad

Goalkeepers:

Justin Haber – Kerkyra FC, Andrew Hogg – Valletta FC, Reuben Gauci – Marsaxlokk FC

Defenders:

Andrei Agius - AS Melfi, Steve Borg – Valletta FC, Roderick Briffa – Valletta FC, Jonathan Caruana – Valletta FC, Clayton Failla - Sliema Wanderers FC, Edward Herrera – Hibernians FC, Carlo Mamo - Marsaxlokk FC, Alex Muscat - Sliema Wanderers FC, Kenneth Scicluna – Valletta FC, Joseph Zerafa - Birkirkara FC.

Midfielders:

Trevor Cilia - Birkirkara FC, Paul Fenech - Birkirkara FC, Ryan Fenech – Valletta FC, John Mintoff – Floriana FC, Jamie Pace – Valletta FC, Gareth Sciberras - Birkirkara FC, Ivan Woods – Floriana FC.

Forwards:

Andrew Cohen – Hibernians FC, Michael Mifsud – Valletta FC, Christian Caruana – Floriana FC, Andre Schembri - Olimpiakos Volou FC, Daniel Bogdanovic - Sheffield United FC.

Due to ongoing works at the Enclosure side of the National Stadium only the Millenium Stand will be open for the public. The ticket price is €4 for the Millennium A or C Stand.