Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Team to Relocate Home Games to Cyprus
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv is set to relocate its EuroLeague home games from Serbia to Cyprus, with the first match planned for October 22 against Real Madrid. The Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol will host up to 5,000 fans, and enhanced security protocols will be in place. The team hopes to eventually return to playing games in Israel.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv will move its EuroLeague home games to Cyprus due to ongoing security concerns.
- The first game in Cyprus is scheduled for October 22 against Real Madrid.
- The Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol will have a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
- Security will be significantly heightened, with the arena secured 24 hours before games.
- Games against Turkish teams will face particularly strict security measures.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing to move its EuroLeague home games from Serbia to Cyprus, with the team hoping to return to playing in Israel in the future. Local Cypriot media reports indicate that most necessary approvals have been secured for this relocation. The team aims to host its first game in the Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol on October 22, when they are scheduled to play against Real Madrid. The arena has a capacity of 6,000 spectators, but attendance will be capped at 5,000, with visiting teams receiving a limited number of tickets. Security measures will be stringent, with the arena being handed over to police 24 hours before each game for sealing and exclusive use by Maccabi for practices. Special attention and thorough checks will be implemented for games against the three Turkish teams participating in the competition.
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