Hapoel Beer-Sheva Fans Head to Bulgaria for Europa League Clash with Levski

Jerusalem, 8 July, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- Beer-Sheva (BTA) – About 150 Israeli fans of the Hapoel Beer-Sheva soccer team will travel to Sofia to support their favorites in the first match of the first qualifying round of the Europa League against Levski, local media report. The match will be on Thursday night at the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, and tickets for the match are already sold out.

The head coach of the Israeli Football Cup winner, Ran Kozuch, will not be able to rely on one of the team leaders, midfielder Kings Kangwa, who suffered an ankle injury about ten days ago in the control match against Gornik Lechna (4:2) and is still unable to train due to severe pain.

Kangwa, a Zambian national, had a very strong previous season with 14 goals and 8 assists in 36 national championship matches. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by new signing Mohammad Kanaan.

Midfielder Shai Elias will miss the matches with Levski due to suspension, and striker Samir Farhoud is with a knee injury.

Hapoel Beer-Sheva held its final training session on home soil on Tuesday morning before its flight, which is due to arrive in Sofia in the late afternoon.