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Dual-national midfielder Kenny Saief accepts call-up to Israel national team

A USMNT eligible dual-national has accepted a call-up to the Israel national team.

According to Soccer By Ives, U.S. dual-national Kenny Saief has received and accepted a call-up to Israel's senior national team by interim head coach Alon Hazan.

We first wrote about the 22-year-old midfielder here, where we discussed a rumored USMNT call-up that never came.

Saief currently plays with KAA Gent in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, where he has scored 2 goals and provided 4 assists in 27 appearances across all competitions during the 2015-16 season. Most notably, Saief played in 7 Champions League matches with Gent this season, who hold the distinction of being the first Belgian squad to advance to the knockout stages in 15 years.