
I took a very quick look at Bwana when the Washington Post‘s Steven Goff first reported the trade, and I’ll dip into further analysis on him in a moment, but first, let’s look at the particulars of the trade. In his second year Bwana led the Huskies with eight goals and ranked second with six assists, earning All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Far West Region First Team selections. Bwana earned All-Pac-12 Second Team and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. He made his Major League Soccer debut on March 4, 2018, and since then, he has earned an MLS Cup in 2019, reached the MLS Cup playoffs in back to back seasons in 2018 and ‘19, and debuted at the international level in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League in a 1-0 victory over Chivas de Guadalajara.Īt the collegiate level, Bwana made 39 appearances at the University of Washington, recording 12 goals and 13 assists. 11, 2018 by Seattle Sounders FC, Bwana joins Nashville after three seasons earning valuable minutes with his home club. “His ability to threaten defenses both on and off the ball makes him a constant attacking presence, and his work rate on both sides of the ball make him a menace to play against.” “Handwalla is one of the exciting young attacking prospects in the league, and we feel very fortunate to be able to add him to our group,” said Mike Jacobs, Nashville SC General Manager. Sounders FC could receive an additional $25,000 in GAM, if Bwana meets certain performance-based metrics. 21, 2020) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today the acquisition of 21-year old winger Handwalla Bwana from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jimmy Medranda and $225,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM). In exchange for 23-year old Sounders Homegrown Handwalla Bwana, NSC sent veteran winger Jimmy Medranda and $225k GAM to Seattle Sounders. Elsewhere in the segment, Andrew Harvey gives his scouting report on new Homegrown Player Handwalla Bwana, who recorded a goal and an assist in Sounders' preseason victory over Club Tijuana's U-20 side on Sunday.įind our shows every Tuesday at ’s official: Nashville SC is the proud own of a new homegrown winger prospect.

The news broke just in time for the group to develop opinions on where he'll fit in Seattle's attacking scheme in 2018.
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Sounders have finally made a splash with their brand new chunk of discretionary Targeted Allocation Money, bringing in versatile Norwegian midfielder Magnus Eikrom on a free transfer. The group pays due respect to the sweet gold accents on the new shirt, but most of the segment is devoted to analysis of the four new signings by the club in the span of only a few days. Matt Hoffman of Stumptown Footy reveals his favorite Timbers kit design as they released their new away strip for 2018 this week. Group analysis of Whitecaps boss Carl Robinson's ambitions for the season closes out the segment. We spotlight Vancouver's other new striker as well Venezuelan Anthony Blondell looks poised for a breakout season. Michael McColl of AFTN.ca calls in to give his take on the leadership situation in the Whitecaps' locker room, and the extent to which Kei Kamara can fill the void. Five new players have joined Cascadian rosters since the last release, and there's even a first preseason match to review! 140 of RC, host Jackson Felts of Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR is joined by Sounders 2 announcer Andrew Harvey, 's Ari Liljenwall and RC founder Steven Agen as they dissect the busiest week of 2018 so far. The latter two statistics above are active streaks, and clubs in Cascadia have just over a month of preseason left to prepare for their chance to continue these streaks on the stage of the 2018 MLS campaign.

Additional honors in that time frame include two CONCACAF Champions League semifinal appearances, three consecutive MLS Cup berths, and six consecutive Western Conference Championship appearances. Since 2011 (the first year all three clubs had made the switch over to the top flight from the USL), Cascadian MLS sides have won a combined total of five major trophies. Their passion is well justified, not only by the clubs' nearly fifty years of shared history but also thanks to rampant success in the MLS era. The show is an authoritative steward of the Cascadian perspective, representing the most passionate, unified and unique fan bases in the country. Radio Cascadia is a weekly podcast covering soccer in the Pacific Northwest with a focus on MLS clubs Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps.
