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The second team of the Maccabi Tel Aviv “Avi Cohen” Youth Academy opened up training as the Under-17 side, Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv began preparations for the 2018/19 season. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon who won the league championship last campaign is in charge for the third straight year while Jeffrey Yishai is now the assistant coach. Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen and assistants Raymond Atteveld and Robin Verheul were in attendance for the opening session.

Ben Aharon talked about beginning again anew: “It’s a lot of fun to begin with a new team and at an age group that I know well. My impression from our first meeting is that the players are ready to work hard and can’t wait to learn as they all want to reach both their personal and team goals. We will be leaving for our training camp in Bulgaria next Monday where we will have three friendly matches. I believe that we can succeed this season and accomplish at least what we have done over the past few years at the Under-17 level. Good luck to the players and the new staff.”