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An excellent season for Roderick Briffa ended on a triumphant note yesterday as the Valletta midfielder claimed the Malta FA Footballer of the Year award for the second time in his career.
Briffa was a runaway winner as he garnered 123 points from the voting panel, comprising coaches and captains of the 12 BOV Premier League clubs, a selection of coaches from the MFA Technical Centre and a pool of reporters who regularly cover the top division of Maltese football.
“I’m thrilled,” Briffa told Times of Malta.
“Winning the MFA footballer of the year only days after celebrating Valletta’s league title is the icing on the cake.
“The season has exceeded our expectations but we were united from top to bottom, the supporters, committee and the players... that was the key factor behind our success.”
Hibernians midfielder Bjorn Kristensen was second on 61 points ahead of Valletta captain Jonathan Caruana on 38.
One point separated Balzan duo Alfred Effiong (32) and Lydon Micallef (31), in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
With the MFA footballer of the year award recognised as the most prestigious individual prize in local football, Briffa had good reason...