Westmeath footballer Boidu Sayeh is pictured at the launch of Zambrero Ireland’s first ever meal packing event which is taking place on World Hunger Day this Sunday. With the help of over 100 volunteers, Zambrero Ireland aims to pack 30,000 nutritious meals which will be donated to people in need in developing countries.
By Cian O'Connell
Boidu Sayeh hopes to make a return to action with Westmeath in 2023.
The Rosemount clubman opted to take a break from inter-county action this year, but wants to be involved again in the future.
Westmeath's Tailteann Cup triumph illustrated the potential that exists.
"I suppose it was difficult not being involved, but I was extremely, extremely proud of the lads, the way that they won - it was an unbelievable win," Sayeh says.
"I needed a bit of a break from it, I needed to get my head right - to fall in love with playing GAA again. The only reason we all play this sport is because we love it. I was not loving it.
"I didn't really want to be there. It kicked into my season last year - I started playing poorly in a few games, I needed to step away from it to focus on myself. Now I'm eager to get back, I can't wait to get back."
Boidu Sayeh in action for Westmeath in 2021.
Westmeath, now under the stewardship of Dessie Dolan, enjoyed a productive campaign in 2004 too. Back then Dolan and current selector John Keane, a Rosemount club colleague of Sayeh, were influential figures in a Leinster triumph.
"Yeah, I watched those lads play when I was younger," he recalls. "I actually played against Dessie a few times and he's definitely made a show of our team a few times.
"It would be very interesting working under him, if he picks me to be on the panel. Yeah, it will be very interesting working under them."
Not long after moving to Ireland from Liberia, Sayeh remembers attending the drawn Leinster decider between Westmeath and Laois.
"Yeah, so my grandfather brought me to the Leinster final back in 2004, it was the first game, there was a replay after that, but I went to the first one that they drew," Sayeh says.
"So he brought me to do that game, that was the first time I ever got introduced to the GAA, ever got to watch it. I wasn't long in the country at that time, I think only a couple of months, and I was brought to that game. First time in a stadium like that and first time watching the sport. It was a huge moment for me."
