Hapoel Haifa Owner Yoav Katz Joins Team at Bulgaria Training Camp

Hapoel Haifa is preparing for its upcoming season with a training camp in Bansko, Bulgaria, scheduled to begin Monday. The club recently played a 0-0 friendly against Hapoel Kfar Saba, following an earlier match against Maccabi Netanya. Defender Ariel Mendy, who recently completed his first training session with the team, traveled with the squad but did not participate in the friendly. The camp will include all squad players along with two trialists, Lior Rokach and Piras Agbariya, whose names were revealed for the first time. Defensive midfielder Shik Keita, expected to sign officially for the season after impressing the coaching staff, will also attend the camp.

Notably, club owner Yoav Katz will arrive from the United States to meet with players and staff during the camp. Katz has not been in Israel for an extended period due to security concerns and his business commitments abroad. This marks his second consecutive summer attending the training camp abroad. During the camp, Hapoel Haifa will face off in friendly matches against Tauuta from the Albanian Premier League and Arkadag, the champions of Turkmenistan.