Hapoel Beer Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem clash: Israeli FA beef up security for Ogu, teammates
Security will be beefed up for Nigerian international, John Ogu and his teammates at Hapoel Beer Sheva when they welcome Beitar Jerusalem on Wednesday in the Israeli Premier League.
Security will be beefed up for Nigerian international, John Ogu and his teammates at Hapoel Beer Sheva when they welcome Beitar Jerusalem on Wednesday in the Israeli Premier League.
Meanwhile, Ogu has charged his teammates to see the encounter as a must win.
This is as a result of a death threat handed Ogu in January by an ultra extremist fans group of Beitar Jerusalem otherwise known as La Familia for an undisclosed offence.
The player is however focused on the game.
“An important match tomorrow,” posted the player on his twitter handle that was accompanied which a picture of him in training.
Beer Sheva who are topping the league table with 60 points from 27 matches, are a point ahead of their opponents.
Last year November, both teams played out a 2-2 draw.
The Nigerian scored the only goal when Beer Sheva faced Hapoel Bnei Yehuda before the international break
Ogu was part of the Eagles squad that prosecuted the international friendly matches against Poland and Serbia last month.