ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, sˈɑːkoʊ sˈaɪnd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹttˈɜːm kˈɑːntɹækt ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən sˈiːzən tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːmən tˈuː.
In January 2007, Sako signed a short-term contract until the end of the 2006–07 season to play for German 2.