The Malta Football Association’s second General Assembly of 2026 confirmed changes to the composition of its Executive Committee and independent committees, while also approving amendments to the Association’s statute.

The General Assembly was held at Centenary Hall on Friday, 31 July 2026, as part of the remainder of the 2025-27 mandate.

Changes to Executive Committee

An election was held for the Ordinary Members of the Executive Committee for the remainder of the mandate.

The current structure of the Executive Committee, introduced as part of the Malta FA’s statute reform, provides representation for the various sectors of the Maltese football ecosystem. These include the main league divisions, Gozo FA, Youth FA, Malta Football Coaches Association, Malta Football Players Association, women’s football, futsal and beach soccer, as well as member associations representing recreational football.

There were changes to the representatives of the Premier League, with Victor Cassar and Johann Said replacing Keith Perry and Michael Valenzia.

In futsal and beach soccer, Mauro Camilleri Darmanin replaced Mark Borg as the representative.

Statute amendments approved

The General Assembly also approved two amendments to the Malta FA statute concerning the Appeals Board and Protest Board.

Under the amendment to Article 61.6 – Appeals Board, the existing provision requiring an interested party to submit written notice of its intention to appeal within three working days of being notified of a decision was removed.

The General Assembly approved the deletion of the provision in its entirety.

Amendments were also approved to Article 64 – Protest Board, introducing a comprehensive and expedited appeal procedure for decisions concerning Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s competitions.

Appeals against Protest Board decisions will be restricted to three specific circumstances: where a decision was obtained through fraud, where the Board wrongly applied the regulations, or where the decision resulted from a factual error arising from the proceedings or documents forming part of the records.

The revised procedure establishes strict deadlines and limits the introduction of new evidence. It also defines the powers of the Appeals Board and provides for a final and binding determination, with the aim of ensuring legal certainty and avoiding disruption to competitions.

An appeal must be accompanied by a €5,000 deposit. The deposit may be automatically forfeited, either partially or in full, in favour of the Malta FA if the appeal is unsuccessful.

Independent committees elected

The General Assembly also elected members of the Malta FA’s independent committees in accordance with Article 55(3) of the statute.

Elections were held for a number of judicial bodies, including the Disciplinary Commissioner, Control, Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, Appeals Board, Dispute Resolution Body and Protest Board.

An election was also held for the Ethics and Compliance Committee.

The members elected to the independent committees were approved by the General Assembly for the 2026-28 period.

The decisions taken during Friday’s General Assembly form part of the Malta FA’s ongoing implementation of its revised governance framework, including changes to the representation of different sectors of football and the procedures governing disciplinary, protest and appeal matters.