Maccabi Tel Aviv will take off this morning from Ben Gurion Airport for Almaty, Kazakhstan where Shota Arveladze’s squad will play against Kairat FC in the second round of Europa League qualifying. The match will take place on Thursday 17:45 Israel Time and due to the lengthy flight that will include two stops, the Yellow & Blue held two training sessions yesterday at Kiryat Shalom in preparation for the first leg.

Prior to the club’s departure from Kiryat Shalom, midfielder Nosa Igiebor spoke about Maccabi’s upcoming contest, the team that they will encounter and his personal play over the last two matches against Gorica: