Ba-Muaka Simakala leaves VfL Osnabrück and changes to Azerbaijan!

Ba-Muaka Simakala leaves VfL Osnabrück and changes to Azerbaijan!

BA-MUAKA SIMAKALA broke off his tents at VfL Osnabrück today and switched to Araz-Naxçıvan PFK in Azerbaijan. The transfer has already been announced on the website of the new association. The 28-year-old striker returned to Osnabrück in August 2022 and was able to get 39 scorer points in 68 third division games between 2021 and 2023. Under the new coach Marco Antwerp, however, he could not build on his services.

At the beginning of the current season, Simakala started promising and scored eight scorer points in the first 15 league games, which made him the top scorer of VfL. But after a change of coach, things played differently. In the second half of the season he rarely found himself in the starting eleven and was not even in the squad in seven games. At the end of his time in Osnabrück, he only scored another goal in the second half of the season. His last big appearance was a remarkable winning goal against 1860 Munich, which brought VfL Osnabrück on the right track, but also meant the end of his chapter at the association.

a successful farewell

Simakala, who scored eight goals in Osnabrück in his first season and contributed impressive 19 goals in the following season, leaves the club with a certain melancholy. The striker's contract would actually have been valid until 2026, which requires a transfer for VfL. The exact sum remains unclear, but will estimate the lower to medium six -digit range, based on a market value of 450,000 euros. The striker himself signed a contract for a year at the new club, so that a new challenge is for him.

Simakala is the eleventh departure of VfL Osnabrück this summer. The association must now adapt its strategy to remain competitive in the coming season. After a promising start to the current season, it now looks as if the team had to go back in search of new talents and reinforcements. The challenges are big, but maybe VfL Osnabrück will make a good business to gain a foothold in the third division.

The move to Araz-Naxçıvan PFK could be a chance for Simakala to prove itself abroad and continue his way of success. Whether he interprets this step as a new beginning or as a farewell from German football will show the time. Before that, he was able to record less success in Holstein Kiel and Kaiserslautern in the 2nd Bundesliga, but in Osnabrück he found old strength again, even if it was ultimately not permanent.

The coming days could be crucial for how VfL Osnabrück is reorganizing after Simakala's departure. There is no time to lose in the third division, and the rumors about possible new additions will surely be increased in the next few weeks.

If you look at the market values ​​and developments of the 3rd league, the coming months will be of great importance for everyone involved. Time is running, and league and clubs have to quickly overcome setbacks in order to be able to survive in the highly competitive surroundings of the third German football league.