A blow to Bnei Sakhnin: Biram Kiel, Ali Othman and Ihab Ghanaim were found positive for the corona virus, after yesterday (Wednesday) the assistant coach, Harel Sela, was identified as a verified infection. Some of the players were notified by the Ministry of Health to stay in solitary confinement. Training today was canceled.
Later today, the principal announced that following the discovery of a number of positive patients in the team, all players should stay in home isolation. The director of the league is waiting for the Ministry of Health’s guidance on the status of the group’s activities – when this stage is correct, no new instructions have yet been received. In any case, they have already made it clear that if the Ministry of Health decides to cease operations, the upcoming game against Maccabi Haifa will be postponed.
In Sakhnin, there was initially optimism that, similar to the round of tests conducted last week, this time too, everyone came out negative. The assistant coach has been absent from team training since the beginning of the week after feeling symptoms. However, two such senior players became infected.
Dutch striker Nigel Hasselbaink returned to training but felt pain in his foot. A previous X-ray removed the suspicion of a fracture, but he will undergo an ultrasound examination to diagnose the injury. Hasselbaink was absent from the game against Maccabi Netanya and was given a week off, but was unable to overcome the injury. The club will try to train him to renew the league.
In the procurement sector, in Sakhnin, they are awaiting the approval of Maccabi Tel Aviv to release Mofalach, who is on loan to Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam. In addition, talks are taking place with Ismail Ryan, and it is estimated that at the beginning of the week it will be clarified whether the Israeli connection will leave Adanspor and join Sakhnin or stay in Turkey.