Both were serenaded with song, dance, flags flowing in the air and optimism abound that this will be the year that the yellow-and-blue gets to the promised land.
Maccabi Haifa kicks off quest for 4th straight title • Keane aims to return Mac TA to glory
Maccabi Haifa will face Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final slated for January 2024 at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.
All-time local hoops league appearance leader retires after 22 seasons, to stay with Maccabi Tel Aviv as assistant coach.
Maccabi Haifa stumbles • Maccabi Tel Aviv cruises • Beitar draws with PAOK in first leg of Conference League clash
While Keane comes into the position without having been a head coach in Europe, he does have quite the resume as a player and has also been a capable assistant under a number of top-flight managers.
Omer Mayer and Co. hope to follow the summer success of other young blue-and-white National Teams.