With the national team Harambee Stars set to resume action this year, former Gor Mahia centre back Frank Odhiambo is plotting to earn his first start and establish himself as a regular in the National team. Frank who is attached to Swedish top tier side Djurgardens IF has a couple of Stars call ups but he is yet to don the shirt at the competitive level.The budding centre back who moved to Sweden last year after impressing in his first season in the local league revealed his grand plan of first cementing his place at the club level and use the playing time to prove his case to Stars boss Engin Firat.##NAJAVA_MECA_6973481##Frank featured for the national U20 and 23 teams before in the CECAFA tournaments in 2020 and the following year respectively. The defender is yet to play for Djurgardens in league matches since making the highly-publicized move given the sky-high competition for playing time and his limited experience in as far as European football is concerned. Engin Firat lines up three friendly matches for Harambee StarsTo gather more exposure, the defender who had to battle a fracture on his finger after setting foot in Sweden was loaned out to second tier side Haninge IFK for a period of two months. Three year contract for Engin Firat at Harambee StarsHaving returned to his parent club, the Bongonaya Academy product says he is working his socks as he seeks to play regularly in the top tier and boost his chances of playing for the national team.“I didn’t play much in the past season considering that I was new in the Swedish league and environment. I have adapted well and looking forward to playing for the club consistently. My goal is to earn as many minutes as possible as this will go a long way in opening the door to may debut for the national team,” he said.
