Gilbert Agius is set to make his debut as Malta Under 21 coach on Sunday evening when his young players take on Slovenia in a friendly (kick-off: 6pm).

The former Valletta coach succeeded Silvio Vella at the helm of Malta U-21 last March but it was only in the last few weeks that he had the opportunity to spend a bit of time with his players who in their majority have not represented Malta at this level.

The team is currently in Slovenia for a ten-day training camp where the new Malta U-21 coach is looking to gel the team together as they step up their preparations for their opening matches of the UEFA Championship qualifiers that get under way in September.

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