By Asha Belay,

Ethiopia’s talented left back Abebaw Butako has not had an easy time in Sudan since being signed by Al Hilal joining them from Ethiopian giants St.George.

Grapevine has been rife from reliable sources in Sudan that  Al Hilal will let go of Abebaw Butako and Mali’s Souleymane Konate after failing to impress in Sudan.

The source who sort anonymity told soka25east.com “Abebaw is a great talent but the technical bench at Al Hilal feel he has not lived up to expectations and failed to impress despite being provided with all he needed as a player.Al Hilal have great plans but they also expect to get value for the money they pay”the source said.

Abebaw Butako has been a key member of the Ethiopia Walia Ibex team and one of the best natural left backs from Ethiopia.

Sudan has been a tough hunting ground for Ethiopian players and just recently Shemeles Bekele also left Al Mereikh in a huff but later shined in Egypt where he moved to later after his contract was terminated.

Efforts to reach the soft spoken Abebaw Butako were fruitless as his phone went unanswered.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com