The Naxxar Lions Post
Squad31 Aug 2026
A fracture rules Gabriel Costa out for 132 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Naxxar Lions will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match29 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Naxxar Lions
A 1‑4 beating by Mosta was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market31 Aug 2026
João Moura asks to leave Naxxar Lions
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Yeangel Montero beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mosta join the queue for João Moura
Add another name to the list: Mosta have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about João Moura. The answer from Naxxar Lions has not changed — yet.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Naxxar Lions
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Naxxar Lions
Christian Gauci and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market31 Aug 2026
Naxxar Lions promote Kevin Bugeja from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kevin Bugeja has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Anton Pace joins the Naxxar Lions first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anton Pace is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Gabriel Costa
- Squad Sekala Guehi falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Inquest at Naxxar Lions