Stadium: Doha (8,500)
Coach: Yossi Abuksis
The former player took over the Sakhnin side in the middle of last season and surprisingly took the club to the Championship Playoffs. Abuksis, who also coached Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda enjoyed more success with the Arab-Israeli Club with whom he opens this campaign with.
Comings & Goings:
בן חיים מול קנדיל ()
This past summer saw Bnei Sakhnin make a number of personnel moves as Diogo Tchuba, winger Shlomi Azulay, Feras Mugrabi, Weam Amasha and keeper Ran Kadosh all left the outfit.
In their places, new players including Ramzi Safuri, Nir Lax, Siraj Naser, Jude Nworuh, Sari Falah and Idan Shemesh joined the squad.
Preseason:
The current campaign has begun slowly for Sakhnin and although they scored a big win over Maccabi Haifa, they’ve lost against Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Petach Tikva plus they had a Matchday Two draw versus Bnei Yehuda.
Under the magnifying glass: Jorginho
The Brazilian midfielder has become a key element of Yossi Abuksis’s club ever since he joined the team last season and has made sure his name is in every single scout’s book. Despite his tremendous abilities and great interest, the talks and rumors surrounding the player didn’t result in an offseason transfer as he stayed with the club.
Last campaign, Jorginho scored eight goals while this season he’s already scored a goal against Maccabi Haifa and Bnei Yehuda.
