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The 22 yr old Highlanders hitman finished the season in style as he scored an incredible goal in Chibuku Super Cup final to clinch the cup from the hands of a gallant Ngezi Platinum side that had meanest defence in the league.

Other than that he also finished topscorer in Africa cup of Nations Chamionships qualifiers with 4 goals. He also went on to win the Runners-up medal for best player in the league.This undoubtedly set him up well for a number of clubs seeking his signature. Wydad Casablanca, Difaa Hassani D’el Jadida in Morrocco, Al Ain in UAE and Dgugardens in Sweden all made clear intents to sign the player. However the player seems to be heading for China where two teams have also confirmed to be interested in signing him

The inevitable happened amidst lots of speculation about what would happen next to the man who is topping the score charts half-way through the season. “That’s what I wanted you to prove me, I wanted you to make a name for yourself at a modest club so that you come back ready to drive the team to the top”, said Al Fateeh President Mr Saad Alafaliq as he passed through to meet Sakala at his base. Amidst speculative interest from the long-time admirers Orlando Pirates, Swedish side Djugardens and Iranian giants Esteghlal, it all came down to who had the most attractive offer and more seriouse to land the coveted leading goalscorer.

“I like the ambitious drive for success from Al Ta’ee, I heard they just rop in a new coach and new top quality players” said Saith Sakala as he selected the offers presented to him by his representative Joe Mhondiwa. It’s left to see if he can replicate his Al Nojoom form in his new base  to double-up the 10 goal tally he carries at the moment despite missing first four matches of the season and a few more through suspension. There’s no doubt that , come summer there will be renewed interest from abroad and other strong local sides.

Chances come at a time when you hardly expect them to. Saith Sakala settled in very well in Saudi Arabia at Al Fateh FC after his move from Zanaco last season. He went on to play 21 times as striker, centre midfield, left or right winger, attacking midfielder, centre midfielder and defensive midfielder too. He went on to score 4 times after only 5 appearances as a centre forward

His raids attracted interest from clubs in Dubai, South Africa and Sweden. Djugardens, Al Khaleeej and Al Nojoom made their in tentions known by putting in official offers. It was the move to Europe that looked more interesting to the player before we sat down with his club at their off-season training base in Slovenia to finalise his next move. Unfortunately Djugardens couldn’t finalise the move before their 11th of August transfer deadline. Orlando Pirates a long-time admirer of the same player also joined the race. With their foreign quota full, they made frantic efforts to free up a slot before settling with securing the services of a defender instead. We were left without an option but to move him to Al Nojoom on short term basis. The deal to Sweden is far from being over as they are keeping their tags open for the next transfer window in December.It’s left to see how Saith will hit the ground running at his new base in Al Hasa. #TGBT#

 

Johane started his career at Chibuto FC in Mozambique. He scored 14 goals in 24 matches before sealing a move to Portugal top tier team Pacos Ferreira. At Pacos Johane scored 7 goals in 14 matches before being loaned out to FC Tondela in 2015-16 season. At the expiry of his loan period Johane returned to Chibuto where he scored an impressive 17 goals last season. This record attracted a lot of interest in leading clubs.

” I prefer to play in the Gulf, I will hold on as much as possible or move to a much more competitive league with more coverage to fulfill my dreams” said Johane when conducted by Joe Mhondiwa early in February. It is our custom to bring the best to our clients. Besides his eventual destination , Nkana FC, Red Arrows and Lusaka Dynamos were other leading clubs that made firm offers for the striker. Elsewhere the oldest club in the country (Highlanders) made a last minute audacious bid that couldn’t twist the player’s head. Maritzburg United and Bloemfontein Celtic were the South African teams that were also keen on the striker despite settling for other options. 

For the few days that Johane has stayed at his new base, he wasted no time before scoring 3 goals in 3 friendly matches in preparation for the new season that’s kicking off this season. Napsa Stars emerged victorious in securing his services  after offering a lucrative offer to last year’s golden boot winner in Mocambola League.

Johane joins a contingent of players managed by Joe Mart Sports and Events in that league such as Boston Muchindu, Moses Nyondo, Tafadzwa Rusike and Richard Kasonde

In a whirlwind of uncertain fortunes, the niggling knee injury for Gilbert Fiamenyo saw him being pushed out last minute and getting replaced by the young and energetic former Berekum Chelsea man. Steven Owusu did himself favor by netting 11 goals in half a season at newly found base Unity FC. That didn’t go unnoticed as Eleven Wonders made a haste move to pay installments towards his services in the upcoming Ghana Premier league season.

However , it goes without notice that in football things can change anytime. Ngezi Platinum  launched a dawn raid on the striker  who clearly is relishing the chance to play abroad. The 2016 Chibuku Super cup Zimbabwean side that was topping the 2017 league up to the last 2 games of the season are dreaming to go one step further courtesy of a new strike force spearheaded by their new Ghanaian import. It’s left to see how the 23 year old will settle into a squad that is known for creating numerous chances that goes begging without a natural finisher upfront. Steven had this to say to Joe soon after signing, “I’m looking further than this league. Hopefully I will score double figures to attract interest from South Africa or Asia”.

If Ntoupa Epoupa was a big player to write about, then Ngezi might have just struck a golden find. Epuopa arrived at Dynamos last year with very little known pedigree. However he  immediately made an impact in a league where strikers have suddenly gone scarce. The Cameroonian import bagged a whooping dozen goals to finish runners up to the eventual golden boot winner Dominic Chungwa. 

On the other hand the Ghanaian import  Gilbert Fiamenyo comes with a rich pedigree of having  a one-week tryout-contract with the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF where he scored  a goal in his first U21-game with the club, ending up winning with 2–0 over Enköping. He went on to score 20 goals in 40 appearances for Heart of Lions before signing for Hearts of Oak. He had a good spell at Hearts of Oak that drew interest from the biggest club in Scandinavia (Hammarby) . The Oaks put a high price-tag on him until he saw out his contract to join Ebusua Dwarfs. His exploits at Dwarfs saw him move to Kenya’s  AFC Leopards. His arrival was met with tremendous success in the club where his goal-scoring instincts  earned him a place in Africa Best 11 players in April 2017 in a side that featured big players such as Muhammad Salah and Abuameyang. He has been capped 7 times by Ghana national team.

He later sealed a move to replace the departed Edward Sadomba at Ahly Benghazi. This is were his UK based agent Joe Mhondiwa negotiated his exit to join Ngezi Platinum that fell shy of winning the league in the last 3 games of the season where they eventually finished third. Speaking to Joe he had this to say about the striker ” It has never been easy to attract highly rated international players of this caliber to a league as ours, there are two clubs in Zambia that have given us an ultimatum of never to propose players to them again if we wont bring Gilbert to them”. It’s left to see how he will settle in Mhondoro and hopefully will be joined by James Bissue who also have plaid in Israel and USA before.

After a potential move to Israeli side FC Ashdod  hit the dead end, there is yet some more suitors chasing the signature of the promising center back. In Israel Moses arrived to a coach who had already found an experienced defender ready to sign. Moses’s trial was facilitated through the club management without full approval from the coach who had his own choices. As a result he only trained for two days  without any realistic trial undertaken.

However  his ever presence in the Senior national team is still attracting some fresh  European clubs suitors. There’s one specific club in UK area, whose details remains anonymous for now that have made attempts to bring him on loan. However of serious attempt is FK Metta . It is a professional Latvian football club located in Riga. They play in the Latvian Highest League. Metta play their home games in Rīgas Hanzas Vidusskolas stadium, Riga.

It’s left to see if Nkana FC can come up with an agreement with this club after a third bid has been rejected. “I want to play in Europe, ideally I want you to push my club to move to a club that exposes me more to the Top tier  prestigious leagues in Europe”.  said Moses as he spoke to his representatives (Joe Mart Sports and Events Mgt) when FK Metta launched their third bid to sign him.