Former Augsburg star Dawda Bah returns to boyhood club
Dawda Bah’s reintroduction to Gambian league football after a 16-year absence
Fans of the GFF First Division league were last weekend treated to the magical sight of the return of former scorpions’ talisman Dawda Bah following a surprise appearance for boyhood side Hawks, the club he left in 2005 before enjoying a highly successful time in Finnish professional football and elsewhere.
The game which ended in a 1-1 draw with Brikama United was played at the Goal project in Yundum.
After the game Bah took to social media and said: “Just Happy to wear the red colour again, I have faith in the team, we going to be where we going to be, before the season finish, in Sha Allah”
Elated fans for the 2011 Augsburg signing also joined in the post to show delight and appreciation for the player’s decision to return home after hanging his boots from European football
“Am not fond of commenting on this social media thing but I must do this time around because its really touching, emotional and great to see a legend participating in the league again with his experience and efforts towards upgrading the league status, and this should show us the lads that how a player should value, respect and love for his boyhood club no matter what! I salute you bro👆🏿”
Another follower commented “Nobody loves football like Dawda did, besides, he has the believe and very determined...this is unprecedented...”
Retired national team defender Futty Danso also praised his former teammate before joking on the prospects of Bah facing his former local club Ports Authority “Glad to see this my man! I wished you luck on coming games except against ports lol. Honestly though, I’m happy to see this for sure”
Wikipedia
Dawda Bah played in the Gambian League, with Banjul Hawks, until 2005, when he moved to Finnish First Division club KPV. He became a key player for the second-tier club, and was the top scorer of the division. His successful season was spotted by the Veikkausliiga clubs, but Bah stayed in Kokkola for the following season, although the Belarusian club MTZ-RIPO Minsk made a bid of €200,000, an offer which he declined. Bah also had tests with the Norwegian Odd Grenland, but did not get a contract offer. In January 2007, he visited the Algerian club USM Blida, but the clubs could not agree on the transfer fee.
Bah started the season 2007 with KPV, but moved to Helsinki when Veikkausliiga club HJK took him on a season-long loan. He made his debut in a UEFA Cup match against FC Etzella of Luxembourg and scored a goal. Later the capital club signed him on a three-year contract. In 2009 Bah was one of the most important features in the Finnish title winning side HJK, scoring eight goals and assisting eight times in 25 league games. In 2010, Bah continued showing his importance for HJK Helsinki, both in the Finnish league and the Champions League qualifications. Due to his good performances, he was given a two-year extension to his current contract on 2 September 2010. His new contract ran until 2012.
From August 2011, Bah signed a contract with FC Augsburg on a three-year deal. He suffered a bad knee injury in the early stages of his Augsburg career.[1]
In 2018, Bah joined Cosmopolitan Soccer League team Lansdowne Yonkers FC.