Following the intervention of the Ministers of Sports and the Interior, the Maccabi Haifa winger received an extension to complete his citizenship process and obtain the status of an active athlete.
Timothy Musi.
Will enlist in three months
Photography:
Courtesy of Maccabi Haifa
Minutes before the early game in Sakhnin, Maccabi Haifa breathed a sigh of relief tonight (Tuesday) when they realized that the recruitment of the winger, Timothy Mozi, was postponed to March.
Maccabi Haifa stated: "Thanks to the efforts of the club's leaders vis-à-vis Sports Minister Hili Trooper, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Deputy Sports Director Dudu Malka and Football Association CEO Ratam Kemar, Timothy Mozi was recruited for March due to an understanding of relevant IDF officials. "It is appropriate to allow Mosey to complete his citizenship process and receive the status of an active athlete after his expected summons to the young team."
Yesterday, even before the postponement, the player was supposed to enlist in combat service as a cross-country fighter, after the process of getting an active athlete and the naturalization process had not yet been completed. "I am the most proud in the world to enlist in the IDF and contribute to the country," said Mozi, "in another situation I would have done combat service, but I am a professional football player, this is my career and such recruitment will hurt my career."