Red Bulls Reader has learned that Macoumba Kandji has received his asylum status, and that his paperwork has been approved by the League Office. The attacking player is now considered a domestic player and will no longer occupy an international slot on the Red Bulls’ roster. Kandji’s new status also means that he can travel outside of the United States, something he was unable to do while playing with his former team, the USL’s Atlanta Silverbacks, or during his time with the Red Bulls. His prior status did not allow him to travel to Argentina with the team in the preseason, but the Senegal native is now eligible for selection when the team plays at Toronto FC in June and August, as well an any CONCACAF Champions League matches that take the club outside the US.
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April 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM |
that’s awesome for him in general and great for the team that he’s not an international anymore!
April 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM |
I’m very excited…
April 15, 2009 at 11:16 AM |
does this mean he can get a shot at the national team
April 15, 2009 at 11:39 AM |
Great news, congrats Mac!
April 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM |
Mac Kandji never play for any national team.
April 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM |
Alex – I interviewed him a while back, and he was actually VERY open to playing for the US.
http://redbulls.theoffside.com/players-red-bulls-news-rumors-opinions/interview-mac-kandji.html
April 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM |
yea he never played for a national team so what i’m saying is, is he now eligible to play for the US
April 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM |
Best Red Bull player so far this season … by far
April 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM |
Tim unfortunately that isn’t saying much, if my grandma was on this roster she would be the best player this season… by far, well maybe not my grandma more like my grandma on roids but still pretty sad.
April 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM |
No – because he’s fully Senegalese unless he has a relative who is American, by blood. I’m sure he’d rather play for Senegal anyway which is good because we need his talent – although I’m wondering when they’ll call him up. The fact that we won’t be in next year’s world cup sucks.
Congrats Kandji, you deserve it
April 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM |
He could always get an American passport and play for the U.S. if he’s lived here for a certain amount of years – loads of Brazilians do it and play for teams like Qatar, which is retarded since they don’t even speak they language fluently most of them.
April 16, 2009 at 9:10 AM |
Alle,
Actually I belive he is not fully Senegalese. Pretty sure his father is from Gambia. He could also play for them…
April 16, 2009 at 11:37 AM |
Ahhh that I didn’t know about, I knew he was raised there though. That’d be crazy if he played for them – they’re our rivals!
April 16, 2009 at 2:50 PM |
Where are you getting your info?
His father is from Senegal and live in Nashville,Tennesee
His mother is senegambian
April 16, 2009 at 7:03 PM |
He could live in Tennessee but that doesn’t mean that Kandji could play for the US, he needs the passport. As for his mother, I never knew she had Gambian blood hence why I first thought that he was fully Senegalese.
April 16, 2009 at 9:02 PM |
American, Senegalese, Gambian Mac will do what better for him.
His parents hold an american citizenship and 2 sisters and brother born in Nashville.