The National Stadium will be a sea of red and black on Saturday afternoon as Ħamrun Spartans’ title celebrations reach their climax.

The Spartans will be crowned as Malta champions at the end of their clash against Gudja United (kick-off: 2pm), repeating the title success they enjoyed last year. 

And club president Joseph Portelli says he intends to take the club to the next level and make it the first team to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA competition.

“I have no doubt that I will lead Ħamrun Spartans into the group stages of a UEFA club competition,” the construction mogul and club president said. 

There is no hiding that Ħamrun have been the dominant force in Maltese football this season as Branko Nisevic’s men secured mathematical certainty of their title last March.

Portelli told Times of Malta that he had never any doubt about his team’s convincing championship success.

“I always had great faith in the team’s potential,” Portelli said.

“There was great unity among the players and the technical staff and that was crucial. But behind them, there was unity in the committee and the club set-up that is formed by 400 volunteers, and that made our work easier to reach our targets.

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