Nigeria international Austin Ejide was not among the 28 players that began pre - season training with Hapoel Beer Sheva on Sunday morning.

The goalkeeper has been given an extended vacation due to his participation at the World Cup currently taking place in Brazil.

The Camels will be participating in the Europa League this coming season after they finished in second place in the Israeli Championship.

And they have started preparations early in order to fine-tune strategies before their first match in the competition against a yet to be determined opponent on July 17.

Austin Ejide has spent the last two years at Vasermil Stadium, Beersheba.

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