Younger Africans have confirmed the sale of Uganda Cranes midfielder Allan Okello, simply seven months after he joined the Tanzanian giants from Vipers.
Yanga president Hersi Stated introduced the choice on Saturday, saying the membership had agreed to let the 26-year-old go away in quest of a brand new problem.
“At present, formally, we’re going to promote our participant Allan Okello. He has been a part of this household, and in the present day we’re opening the door for him to go and search for greener pastures. However keep in mind, Yanga is dwelling, he’ll return right here once we want him,” Hersi stated.
Okello joined Yanga in January after a powerful spell at Vipers and wasted little time making an impression in Tanzania.
Regardless of arriving halfway via the season, he completed the marketing campaign as Yanga’s prime scorer with 14 objectives, serving to the membership keep its dominance in Tanzanian soccer.
His performances attracted curiosity from golf equipment outdoors Tanzania, with Moroccan sides exhibiting explicit curiosity within the Ugandan worldwide.
Moroccan giants AS FAR Rabat are understood to be main the race for his signature, though Yanga haven’t formally named the membership concerned within the switch.
A transfer to AS FAR would see Okello take one other step in his profession after beforehand taking part in for KCCA FC, Paradou AC and Vipers.
He joined Paradou in Algeria in 2020 after making his identify at KCCA earlier than returning to Uganda and finally signing for Vipers.
At Vipers, Okello grew to become one of many nation’s standout attacking gamers and performed an essential position of their home success earlier than incomes his transfer to Yanga.
His anticipated switch to Morocco would additionally see him reunite with Pedro Gonçalves, who is known to have been concerned within the transfer and is aware of the participant from his time in Tanzania.
For Yanga, Okello’s departure comes after a brief however productive keep. The membership will now should discover a technique to change the objectives and creativity he offered in the course of the second half of the season.
For the participant, the transfer presents one other alternative to show himself outdoors Uganda and Tanzania.
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