In a move aimed at garnering playing time on a regular basis at Djurgarden IF, Kenyan international Frank Odhiambo has elected to take up basic Swedish language classes.Odhiambo joined the Swedish top tier side in January from record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia but could not hit the ground running at the club as anticipated and thus, was loaned out to third tier side IFK Haninge.The central defender who penned a five-year long deal grappled with recurring injuries in his early days at Djurgarden and would occasionally train with the club’s junior side thanks to the competition for game time in the senior team.##NAJAVA_MECA_6716160##Odhiambo who was loaned out in August says he opted to learn the Swedish language to ease the communication barrier and return to his parent club a better player than he left.Timothy Ouma lifts maiden title in SwedenSince joining Haninge, the player has gathered sizeable playing while being monitored by Djurgarden’s sporting director and other staff from the coaching department.”I took the decision to study the Swedish language some weeks ago and so far so good. Most of the communication on the pitch is done in local language and I had enroll just to ensure I fully grasp what the coaches and my colleagues say,” he revealed.Having amassed the much needed exposure at Haninge, Odhiambo says he can’t wait to return to his parent club and fight for a place in the starting team.Kipyegon facing tough opposition for World Athlete of the Year titleAccording to the national U20 defender who has a couple of Harambee Stars call ups under his belt, his loan spell is set to expire next month.”I feel I have fully adapted to the Swedish culture and style of playing football. The loan move has been helpful to me and I feel I will return to Djurgarden fully ready for first team duties,” he said.
