Maccabi Tel Aviv Includes Osher Davida in Squad for Champion of Champions Match

Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing for the season-opening Champion of Champions match with optimism about winger Osher Davida's fitness. The team, coached by Kenny Miller, has practiced two formations due to a depleted roster: a five-defender line and a 4-3-3 setup. If starting with five defenders, Itay Ben Hamo is expected to play as the third center-back, and Dor Peretz will take the role of second striker because of the absence of wing players.

Osher Davida is included in the squad and, if fit, is likely to start alongside Orel Bayya and Said Abu Farhi. Leo Varela, who played in the World Cup, remains on vacation, and Davida's participation is still uncertain despite positive assessments. Kevin Andrade is suspended and not considered, while Hisham Layous and Ion Nicolescu are injured, leaving the team with only two foreign players for the match: Issouf Sisoko and Mohamed Ali Kamara.

Regarding transfers, Maccabi Tel Aviv is focusing on signing a foreign winger if Amir Saheti does not return after his loan spell in the second half of last season, and a foreign striker if they fail to sign Astr Sokoler. Additionally, plans include acquiring a foreign center-back. The probable starting lineup is Opak Malika; Sagi Yitzhak, Mohamed Ali Kamara, Raz Shlomo, Roy Revivo; Issouf Sisoko, Ido Shahar, Dor Peretz; Orel Bayya (Dan Glazer), Osher Davida (Itay Ben Hamo), Said Abu Farhi.