Where’s the Big Mac Attack Going?

Macoumba (Mac) Kandji

Macoumba (Mac) Kandji had quite a year.  He led the Atlanta Silverbacks offense with 11 goals in the 21 games he played and finished the season for 3rd in overall points for the USL First Division. To add to his credentials Mac was awarded with a spot on the USL-1 All-League First Team.  Not bad for someone who only played 70% of the possible games.

 On September 15th, 2008 Mac got his shot and went on loan with New York Red Bulls for the remainder of the season. The transfer fee was undisclosed but believed to be in the ballpark of $25K for the remainder of 2008 with an option to make the loan permanent by December 15th.  If NYRB pick up the option it would cost them between $125K & $175K over the next two years.

 In the 5 regular season games he played with NYRB he scored 1 goal and had 2 assist in 270 minutes played.  During the playoffs he only had 2 cameos totaling 14 minutes.

 If NYRB doesn’t pick up the option we know where Mac won’t be playing in 2009.  The Atlanta Silverback’s announced in early November that the men’s team would “sit out the 2009 season”.  And it was reported by SBI that…

 “In a rather shrewd bit of business, Atlanta Silverbacks owner Boris Jerkunica has orchestrated the transfer of Kandji’s rights from Atlanta to the USL Carolina Railhawks, which he also has an ownership stake in. The move means that if the Red Bulls exercise the option to buy Kandji’s rights, the Railhawks would be paid. If the move had not been made, Kandji could have been in a position to become a free agent.”