Shining comeback! Malta returns to EuroCup Qualifiers after 30+ years with Starlites basketball team

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Francesca Vella

Today week, on 24th September at 8pm, the Ta’ Qali Basketball Pavillion will be hosting the face-off between the local basketball team Starlites Naxxar and Cyprus’s Anorthosis Famagusta. This is an exciting moment in Maltese basketball, as it’s the country’s first time participating in the Qualifiers for the FIBA Europe Cup in over 30 years!

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Malta’s last participation in the FIBA EuroCup qualifiers was back in 1992, and for the past 32 years the local basketball talent hasn’t been represented in this tournament, making this return particularly significant.

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Timmy Cutugno

Anyone wishing to witness this historic moment in local sport in real time can do so by purchasing tickets to the game online.

Starlites

Timmy Cutugno

Will you be joining the excitement?

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Francesca Vella

Francesca has always felt most at home in a cinema or theatre, particularly if musicals are involved. She loves to read, write, and share about her experiences of both the fictional and the real world.