‘Maltese flag will fly over the stadium after I die’

Fr Alberto Gauci’s blue eyes glisten as he describes how the Maltese flag flies alongside that of Honduras at the spanking new stadium that seems to rise from the mud of the dusty town in Olancho. “I was promised that the Maltese flag will continue to fly over the stadium, after I die,” he says in fluent Maltese, with a Spanish lilt. The project, which was just an idea germinating in Fr Alberto’s head six years ago, received unexpected impetus last year when the BBC featured his mission to complete a 20,000-capacity sporting arena. At the time Honduras had qualified for the World Cup, so... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.