The Malta Football Association Executive Committee approved plans for a change in the formula of overseas players in the Premier League next season.

This forms part of a Memorandum of Understanding that the local governing body is set to sign with clubs which includes a number of reforms that delve into the championship format, foreign players eligibility as well as the composition of the national competitions for season 2021-22.

At present, clubs in the Premier League are eligible to have seven overseas players on their squad list. However, the Malta Football Association is proposing that the number of overseas players in a team’s list for a match will go up to nine.

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