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Momodou
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 Posted - 29 Oct 2007 : 17:54:39
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Dawda Bah Out of Favour at HJK
By Modou Nyang
Only two months after making a permanent switch to Finnish top division side Helsinki Jalkapalloklubi (HJK), Dawda Bah, is now wide off new coach Aki Hyrylainen’s selection order.
Bah moved to HJK in July from second division league side Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) first, on loan before the deal was turned permanent last month. Yet it seemed his career was in for the best after putting pen to paper for the capital club scoring in his debut match in a UEFA Cup qualifier just days after joining the club. And under Coach Keith Armstrong who hatched his move to the Helsinki club, the Gambia international became an instant hit for the club and a fans favourite, earning the nickname, “Banjulin Taikuri” (The Banjul Wizard).
But only three months down the line and Englishman Keith Armstrong sacked, following HJK’s crash out of the UEFA Cup and some poor results in the domestic field, Dave is finding it difficult to command a regular place in the starting eleven.
With the excessive tinkering by Hyrylainen in the last two league games he has turned to other options to get him the results that he believe will earn him his long term deal at the helm of the club at the end of the season. having only signed until the end of this term.
Dawda was an 83rd minute substitute on Saturday in their last league match in a 3-0 home win against TPS and this was not the first for the talented midfielder to be sidelined. He completely failed to make it to the pitch midweek on Wednesday, in another win over AC Oulu, and only played 25 minutes against IFK Mariehamn on Saturday 20th October, in a goalless draw.
And now that the league has ended with HJK 7th on the Veikkausliiga table with a total 34 points and trailing champions Tampere United by a whopping 20 points, their only chance for clinching silverware this season is in the Finnish cup where they will play against FC Honka on November 3rd.
It now remains to be seen whether Hyrylainen’s contract will be extended and if so whether Dawda will be part of his plans for next season considering how far HJK will far in the Cup competition.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 127/2007, 29 – 30 October
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