The handball association is waiting for clarifications from the Ministry of Sports regarding the possibility of the Premier League being renewed this weekend, and meanwhile the league teams are working to strengthen ahead of the continuation of the games and the division into the upper and lower house. The most interesting move is that of Hapoel Ashdod, which added the extremist Shachar Levin, an ex-city of Rehovot, etc. of Nes Ziona, and a former national team player. Levin, one of the league’s most prominent scorers in recent years, said: “When the offer came from Ashdod, I saw it as a new challenge that I had not yet experienced – competing for a degree. That’s why they brought me.”
Also, after the joining of coach Gil Segal, Rehovot, who recorded 10 losses since the start of the season and has not yet scored a point, made some changes. The center Matan Goltz returned to the team after a break of several months, and the one who joined is the goalkeeper Lior Kaplan, who played in Ashdod, Ness Ziona, Hapoel Raj and is now on loan from Maccabi Rishon LeZion. Rehovot also attached a Ukrainian link.
This is midfielder Sergei Sulima (32, 1.90m) who previously played for the Ukrainian national team, and in leagues in Macedonia, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine, and will replace the injured Serbian Vok Provic. On the other hand, Mor Avnaim will make his way from Rehovot to MK Beer Sheva. In the team from the capital of the Negev, five verified players have been discovered in recent days, including its foreign players. The team held tests for the entire staff, and even if the league returns on Friday, its game against Ashdod will be postponed.
Surprising news comes from the direction of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Zenga Georgevic, the veteran, high-quality and decorated Serbian goalkeeper, is expected to land in Israel tonight and return to wearing the team uniform. Georgevich, who will mark his 42nd birthday in the coming days and has already retired from the game (but keeps fit in a team uniform in his country), played in Israel with honors for almost 6 years in various terms (Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Raj) and was a partner in winning The Yellows in the National Cup.
The chairman of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Eyal Prolinger, said that Zanga is expected to arrive in the first phase for several days when his fitness will be tested, a move that happened following an injury suffered by the team’s goalkeeper and reserve team Tal Eliukhin (the initial goal was to include Zanga in the bottom game against Maccabi Dimona).
