Bnei Sakhnin, who has scored just nine goals in its 14 games this season in the Premier League, is making an effort to improve the dismal balance: Jamaican striker Dayan Kelly has concluded his terms at the club and will sign a contract for the season, with an option for another. Kelly (29), who has 4 appearances and two goals in the national team, played most of his career in the United States sub-league, when last season he recorded 11 goals and two assists in the Charlotte uniform.
At the same time, Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Raanana agreed on the loan of defender Ikwam Otin, who was loaned out from Maccabi Haifa this summer. The teams are waiting for the club captains from Carmel to complete the deal.
In another matter, the team’s morning (Friday) training from the sector was canceled after the club did not receive permission from the league manager to return to activity, after three players and a team member were found positive for the corona virus.
The anger among the people of Sakhnin was considerable and they noted that at Ashdod MS and Hapoel Haifa the infection was more significant and no training was canceled as a result. A senior club official said: “Because of four infected there is no training, it is absurd. We did a round of tests as requested and the rest came out negative.”
The league administration made it clear that they are awaiting a decision by the Ministry of Health on the matter. In Sakhnin, meanwhile, we have not trained since Wednesday and the club fears that this will hurt them ahead of the resumption of the league next Saturday. Apart from Biram Kiel, Ali Othman, Ihab Ghanaim and assistant coach Harel Sela who were found positive, the rest of the team was asked to stay in home isolation.
Sakhnin hopes that a solution will soon be found to the current situation and that the team will be able to train again and prepare for the upcoming league game against Maccabi Haifa, from which the infected will be absent in any case. Nisso Avitan is expecting a big headache in the center of the field ahead of the meeting with the leader, when in addition to the players carrying the virus, Ataa Jaber, who was sent off in the game against Maccabi Netanya, will also be absent.
