The Naxxar Lions Post
Squad31 Aug 2026
8 saves: Matthias Debono was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 8 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
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.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
5 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
Cedric wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Naxxar Lions know it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Rosiel in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Naxxar Lions this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joseph Formosa joins the Naxxar Lions first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Formosa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Aug 2026
Naxxar Lions promote Simon Tabone from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simon Tabone 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
Naxxar Lions promote Timothy Borg from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Timothy Borg 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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Mosta take the points off Naxxar Lions
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout Alan Mangion answers for it
- Boardroom Naxxar Lions say no to the training-ground money
- The dugout Christian Gauci does not fit this one