 Eventually he went to claim the third spot in 'Most goals scored in Veikkausliiga 2018' with 16 scored goals.However, for FC Honka the season ended in a disappointing way, when Honka was left out of the top 3 by just the goal difference.After the 2018 season in Espoo, Kandji agreed to sign with the Iranian Sanat Naft FC for the remaining three months of the season, which played in the Persian Gulf Pro League.