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Maccabi Haifa Awaits Agba's Departure to Register Novakovic Under Foreign Player Limit

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First reported by Mako · 4 hours ago

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Maccabi Haifa cannot register new signing Andrea Novakovic until striker Peter Agba is sold, due to the eight-foreign-player limit imposed by Israeli league rules. The club currently has eight foreign players registered, and registering Novakovic beforehand would breach league regulations and risk a heavy fine.

01Maccabi Haifa signed Andrea Novakovic but cannot register him yet due to foreign player limits.
02The Israeli league allows a maximum of eight foreign players per team roster.
03Maccabi Haifa currently has eight foreign players registered, including Peter Agba who is expected to leave.
04Novakovic's registration depends on Agba's sale to free a foreign player slot.
05Violating the foreign player limit risks a one million shekel fine.
06No Israeli team has yet registered the full eight foreign players simultaneously.

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