Will the Israeli teams that qualify for the home stage of the Conference League be forced to play on the evening of Yom Kippur?
They probably will have no choice.
According to the game schedule, the second round of the home stage will be held on 16.9, Thursday, with the departure of Yom Kippur.
"Israel Today" has learned that the teams are aware of the problem and will have no choice but to play with the end of the fast.
At the moment, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel B'Shlosha have a chance to qualify and they will not give it up, probably, due to the problem that emerges.
Officials at the Football Association have made it clear that the match days cannot be moved as it is an official UEFA date, which has stipulated that the conference games will be played on Thursdays. Also a move to Wednesday is not possible as it is Yom Kippur Eve. For games after the fast and if the lottery will schedule away games, the Israelis will fly before Yom Kippur and play when it ends.
BS players. Not an easy schedule, Photo: Alan Shiber,