The 23-year-old who spent six years of his childhood at a refugee camp in Kakuma - a town in the North-western region of Kenya, is eligible to play for Harambee Stars on the international scene. He has been a regular fixture for the Sounders since his debut outing in 2015 and he was also part of the squad that won the 2019 MLS Cup after a 3-1 win over Toronto FC. MLS Comentarios en directo del Seattle Sounders v Orlando City 16 de mayo de 2019, incluyendo todas las estadísticas y eventos clave del partido, actualizado al instante. They will be hoping to boost their chances of advancing to the knockout round when they battle Vancouver Whitecaps in their final group fixture on July 19.īwana who was born in Mombasa, has been in the United States of America since 2010 and he joined Seattle Sounders in 2015.

Schmetzer's men take on a Nashville side who have struggled to find their footing on home turf so far and we are backing them to come out of the tie victorious.įor data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.Handwalla Bwana ties it at 1-1 in the 77th minute! #CHIvSEA | #MLSisBack /lotQEoLUFmĪfter a goalless draw against San Jose Earthquakes last Friday, the defeat left Seattle Sounders third in Group B having gathered just a point from two matches. Given their recent trend of dropping points right after a victory, Seattle Sounders will fancy their chances of returning to winning ways on Wednesday. We say: Nashville SC 1-2 Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders possible starting lineup:įrei Tolo, Andrade, Gomez, A. Willis Romney, Zimmerman, Maher Muyl, McCarty, Davis, Leal, Lovitz Sapong, Mukhtar TORONTO (AP) Handwalla Bwana scored early in the second half and the Seattle Sounders beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Wednesday night in a rematch of the previous two MLS Cup finals. On the injury front, the visitors remain without the midfield duo of Obed Vargas and Xavier Arreaga, who are currently dealing with back and hamstring injuries respectively.īrazilian international Joao Paulo has been out of action since coming May through a cruciate ligament injury and the 31-year-old remains out of contention for the Rave Green. Meanwhile, Seattle Sounders will be without the services of Ragen, who is suspended after picking up a red card against Portland Timbers last time out. He should be joined by strike partner Charles Sapong, who has been involved in eight goals so far, while Sean Davis and Randall Leal could pair up at the centre of the park once again. With his strike against Charlotte, Mukhtar has now entered double digits for goals this season and we expect the German forward to spearhead the attack on Wednesday. A junior from Shoreline, Wash., Wingo often dictated the tempo of matches for the Huskies while operating as the midfield fulcrum. Nashville will take to the pitch without the duo of Anibal Godoy and 25-year-old Handwalla Bwana, who are recuperating from thigh injuries. In addition to winning Freshman of the Year, Bwana was named to the All-Pac 12 Second Team alongside fellow Sounders Academy alum Henry Wingo. In a game where Jackson Ragen received his marching orders, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Santiago Moreno and Dairon Asprilla all hit the target to hand the Timbers a comfortable victory.

On the other hand, Seattle Sounders continued their trend of dropping points right after a victory as they fell to a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of a spirited Portland Timbers last time out. Nashville head into Wednesday winless in all but one of their last six games across all competitions - losing three and picking up two draws - with a 3-1 win over DC United on June 25 being the only exception. They also return home where they boast the league's joint-worst record with 10 points from seven games and have failed to taste victory in any of their last four outings, picking up four draws and losing one since a 2-1 win over CF Montreal back in May. From the Ballard High School team to the Sounders FC Academy, then to the Washington Huskies soccer team, Bwana developed a reputation as an affable, ebullient. This was a second consecutive away defeat for Smith's side, who were beaten on penalties by Orlando City in the quarter-finals of the US Open Cup on June 30. On Monday, it was confirmed that Jimmy Medranda is the player the Sounders will be receiving in return. After trailing to strikes from Christian Fuchs and Karol Swiderski, Hany Mukhtar pulled one back for the visitors in the 67th minute, but Sergio Ruiz Alonso and Andre Shinyashiki netted in the closing stages of the game to hand Charlotte their eighth win of the season. The Sounders confirmed on Sunday that Handwalla Bwana is being traded to Nashville SC.

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