Women’s national coach Joseph Tanti has selected the following players to start their preparation for the EHF Women’s Challenge Trophy to be held next March.  

Aloysians: Brenda Camilleri; Marylyn Agius (GK); Sarah Scicluna; Rebecca Bonello; Kristina Gatt

La Salle: Stephanie Desjardins; Bernardette Vassallo; Louise Micallef; Stephanie Caruana; Celaine Ellul

Phoenix: Maxlene Farrugia; Julia Sammut; Dorianne Tabone (GK); Marie Claire Polidano (GK)

Kavallieri: Emma Xuereb; Kristina Marie Xuereb.

Luxol: Daniela Cumbo; Maria Mifsud; Miriam Tanti; Kimberly Camilleri; Daniela Salomone

Abroad: Francesca Farrugia; Tamsyn Sciortino; Mathilde Friggieri.

On the other hand, the men’s handball national team will start its preparation in view of the first ever Maltese participation in the EHF Men’s European Championship qualifiers to be held next June.

National coach Matthew Mamo has selected the following players:

Aloysians: Jerome Zammit, Damian Gargano, Alex Di Pilato, Philip Mifsud, Peter Naudi, Lyden Zerafa

Kavallieri: Luke Zammit, James Rausi

La Salle: John Scicluna, Daniel Tabone, James Farrugia, Neville Borg, Maurice Meli, Mark Gilson, Mattias Nassbaum, Andrew Said, Karl Baldacchino, Chris Mcclean, Ian Turban, Chris Magro

Luxol: Daniel Tanti, Edward Bonello, Imed Ben Moussa, Joseph Tanti

Phoenix: Andrew Mifsud

Abroad: Jacques Friggieri, Matthew Psaila