After joining Coastal Union on a one year deal, former Bandari centre back Sosthenes Idah believes that playing in the Tanzanian Premier League will help him regain his form and propel him back to professional football.Idah joined the swelling list of Kenyan players who are have crossed the border for greener pastures after agreeing to join the top flight club following the expiry of his contract at Bandari.Having played in Finland before, the former Thika United who was also under the radar of Kakamega Homeboyz said the search for consistent playing time at the competitive level is all what he wanted to breath life back to his form and return to Europe.Idah set to leave Bandari next monthIdah joined the dockers in August 2019 from but the stiff competition for playing time from the battle-hardened centre halves at the club saw him warm the bench for the better part of his deal.Among those who elbowed him from first team duties are Brian Otieno, Bernard Odhiambo, Felly Mulumba and Dan Guya. “I wanted a club where my services will be valued and will play regularly. I also needed a new challenge having played in the Kenyan league for some years. The Tanzanian league has been on a upward trajectory in the recent years and I think the challenge will help me rediscover my form and even market myself across the globe, ” he said.
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Additionally, he expressed his hope that the deal will shorten his return to the national team having received his maiden Harambee Stars call up September 2018 ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Ethiopia.Sosthenes Idah, “I am very ready to face my former employers!” Idah has managed to get the nod as the first center back three games and has pulled a string of good performances in all of them. “I am ready, am very prepared!” – Idah pic.twitter.com/9Jesfad1i8— Bandari FC (FR) (@BandariFCFR) December 9, 2019 The defender was among the suprise considerations by the then Stars head coach Sébastien Migne but did not make to the final squad.” The door to the national team is always wide open and any player can make it so long as he goes the extra mile. I just have to work harder in a bid to make it an easy pick for the national team technical bench,” he added. ##EDITORS_CHOICE##
