The first and very significant injury to Israeli sports as a result of the closure of Ben Gurion Airport. The Euroleague announced today (Tuesday) the postponement of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Andulo Zero on Thursday, for the simple reason that the Turks have no way to reach Israel.
According to the league’s official statement: “Andulo’s flight has not received permission to land from the Israeli authorities due to the restrictions created there in light of the outbreak of the corona virus.”
It should be noted that this is the second game in the last week of the Yellows that was postponed, as the team was supposed to meet Hapoel Gilboa / Galil on Saturday, but the match was postponed after the announcement that Nicola Laproitola from Real Madrid was positive and all Maccabi Tel Aviv players had to wait for tests. Make sure they do not need isolation.After everyone received negative answers, they flew to Turkey to meet with Fenerbahce.However, as mentioned, the group now has another problem with the fact that its rivals are unable to enter the country.
The Israeli champion also sent an official announcement: “The Euroleague game scheduled for next Thursday between Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Andulo Zero Istanbul has been postponed for the time being, as closing the skies in Israel does not allow the landing of charter (private) flights by foreign companies, but only Israeli companies. “As is well known, Israeli companies do not land in Turkey and therefore it is not possible to send an Israeli plane for Zero Andulo in order to hold the game anyway. A new date for the game will be announced when it is coordinated.”